Touching a Turtle - created by BeSea


Touching a Turtle
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(5 years and 2610 days ago)

avatar friiskiwi
friiskiwi says:

I feel a much closer crop would make this much better, leave the whole turtle in the photo and don't leave anything above the fence.

author says:

Done, as suggested. Thanks again!

(5 years and 2610 days ago)


avatar kyricom
kyricom says:

Tortoise, actually... but close enough

author says:

You made me look this up! Something to learn all the time. You got me thinking. Mr Nitpicker. (in a nice way)

"A division of reptiles called chelonia includes turtles, tortoises and terrapins. For the most part, the difference between a turtle and a tortoise is more of a matter of semantics than a strict scientific separation. Colloquially, both biologists and laypeople use the word "turtle" to mean all chelonians. In general, the reptiles referred to as turtles live in or near the water and have adapted to swim by holding their breath underwater. The reptiles referred to as tortoises typically live primarily in arid regions and are built for storing their own water supply and walking on sandy ground.

From a biological perspective, a tortoise is a kind of a turtle, but not all turtles are tortoises. Tortoises occupy their own taxonomic family, called testudinidae. All types of land and aquatic turtles come in a wide range of sizes, colors and shapes. Sometimes, the name "terrapin" is used to refer to an animal that falls somewhere between a turtle and a tortoise. Terrapins live in swampy areas or begin life underwater and eventually move to dry land."

(5 years and 2608 days ago)


kyricom says:

LOL... yeah, like I said... he's a tortoise

(5 years and 2608 days ago)


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