Here is a Western Painted Turtle I saw in northern Arizona. Read a little about them here: WESTERN PAINTED TURTLE
A PAINTED TURTLE
Here is a Western Painted Turtle I saw in northern Arizona. Read a little about them here: WESTERN PAINTED TURTLE
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I didn’t know that painted turtles were native to the United States! I’d only ever seen them in those little plastic aquariums with the fake palm tree, in my childhood. To me, that made them tropical. Thanks for setting me straight!
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They are so cool!
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