He's a smiley little chap but is this a theme of side-tucking turtles? :) Both this little dude (an African helmeted turtle) and yesterday's are from the same sub order (Pleurodira) which means side-neck, the other kind of turtle is cryptodira (hidden neck). Having had a terrapin for nearly 30 years, I wouldn't present my finger to either type of them.
I had a terrapin for nearly 30 years, when it died I wasn't really sure what to do with a turtle cadaver, burying it seemed a bit at odds to something that liked to bask in the sun or escape and explore the house. So I gave it to Oxford's natural history museum where it's been stuffed and mounted. Children (and adults) can go and give it a pat without fearing for their fingers.
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He's a smiley little chap but is this a theme of side-tucking turtles? :) Both this little dude (an African helmeted turtle) and yesterday's are from the same sub order (Pleurodira) which means side-neck, the other kind of turtle is cryptodira (hidden neck). Having had a terrapin for nearly 30 years, I wouldn't present my finger to either type of them.
Heh, there's no theme, I'm afraid.
I became thoroughly pissed off spending countless hours removing malware installed by the Russian website I used to source a lot of pictures from.
Since I stopped visiting - no malware. (Famous last words, I know).
However, I'm now struggling to find 'interesting' photos and am subsequently just using up pictures I've bookmarked over the years.
Thanks again for more turtle information!
I had a terrapin for nearly 30 years, when it died I wasn't really sure what to do with a turtle cadaver, burying it seemed a bit at odds to something that liked to bask in the sun or escape and explore the house. So I gave it to Oxford's natural history museum where it's been stuffed and mounted. Children (and adults) can go and give it a pat without fearing for their fingers.
Heh heh, marvellous!
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