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Close Encounters of the Turtle Kind ...

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6/24/09 My poor dog, Gracie, was barking her head off. When I went to investigate, it turned out she had a male Box Turtle she was mauling. He had completely closed his shell & was unharmed - but these are the pictures of that adventure.

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  • Uploaded by: msphotospy Photo of msphotospy
    In Webshots channel: outdoors
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  • Album created: Jun 24, 2009

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  • Photos: 28
  • Videos: 2
  • Views: 1,187
  • Downloads: 41

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  • A beautiful turtle. I do hope the dog didn't hurt it. Great photos, loved the little videos too. Hope the turtle lives to a ripe old age! Best wishes, Sheila

    said of lensmate lensmate 2 months 5 days ago

  • Gorgeous Album greet work.

    said of fotoshopjan fotoshopjan 5 months 1 days ago

  • This was really interesting. Do you wonder how they came to live in your pond? I recall finding one on my property in Issaquah... not this large or as dramatically colored, and not quite as large, but it was the only one I ever saw there. Thanks for sharing this.

    said of windflowers43 windflowers43 5 months 3 days ago

  • According to The Savannah River Ecology Laboratory Herpetology Program : With the exeption of the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus), the eastern box turtle is the most terrestrial turtle in the Southeast. The eastern box turtle has a high-domed carapace that is olive to brown with yellow markings. Either color may dominate and the pattern can fade in older individuals. The single-hinged plastron is yellow, sometimes with dark markings. The yellow markings on the head are variable and can be quite striking, particularly in males. This species is common in open woodlands and, during periods of inactivity, will find shelter under leaf litter or rotting logs. Male box turtles have red eyes and concave plastrons, females have brown eyes and a flat plastron. Females nest in late afternoon to early evening from May through July, usually laying four or five eggs. Young eastern box turtles are primarily carnivorous, but adults are omnivorous.

    said of msphotospy msphotospy 5 months 3 days ago

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