| Turtles belong to the class of reptiles;
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| | blueberries, mice, earth worms, insects,
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| what makes the difference from others is
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| | mollusks and algae. Female wood turtles
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| the shell, absent in other reptiles. The
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| | are a little smaller than the males.
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| external shell is known as the carapace,
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| | Chelonia mydas, commonly known as the
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| while the interior is known as the
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| | green turtle, is different during
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| plastron. The different species of
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| | different ages, especially in its
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| turtles may be identified by the shape
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| | alimentation. The babies are feeding on
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| and color of their plastron and carapace.
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| | meat while adults eat only plants. The
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| Some species are even characterized by a
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| | cubs can be found in proximity of a coral
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| soft carapace.
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| | reef, the adults - in places with a lot
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| The most common species are: the African
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| | of algae, roots and small leafs. The
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| Spurred tortoise (Geochelone Sulcata),
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| | favorite things for baby green turtles to
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| the spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata), the
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| | eat are bivalves, snails, jellyfish and
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| wood tortoise (Clemmys insculpta), the
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| | sponges.
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| green turtle(Chelonia) the Blunding's
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| | There carapace resembles a heart and
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| turtle ( Emydoidea Blundigii), Trachemys
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| | their dimensions are medium to large.
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| s. elegance (red-eared slider) and the
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| | Green turtles are mainly aquatic animals
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| diamondback terrapin (Malaklemys
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| | that populate the oceans. They are
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| terrapin).
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| | considered to be an endangered specie.
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| Geocleone sulcata, also known as the
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| | Their gender determination is
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| African spurred turtle has the
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| | environmental. The females, which are
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| particularity of being an unique specie
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| | produced by higher temperatures lay the
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| totally adapted for a terrestrial
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| | eggs on solid ground. These eggs have a
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| existence. It has an ingenious method to
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| | period of incubation of around 60 days
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| be safe from predators and improper
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| | before the new turtles may see the light
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| weather: it digs burrows in which it can
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| | of day. As it happens with the majority
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| resist without anything to eat or drink
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| | of tortoises, the sex of the specie's
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| for entire weeks. The water it drinks
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| | exponents is given by the temperature of
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| although equals 15% of the turtle's
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| | the water. Males need lower temperature
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| weight
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| | than females to be produced.
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| The spotted turtle, or Clemmys guttata
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| | Trahcemys gance, the red - eared sliders
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| is very small. Its shell is black,
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| | find their origins on the southern parts
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| covered in yellow spots which disappear
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| | of the U.S. Same as the green turtle,
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| in time.
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| | juvenile red - eared sliders are
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| They need a strongly humidified
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| | carnivores while adults feed on plants.
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| environment, so they can mainly be found
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| | They can be recognized by a dark green
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| in marshes, bogs, swamps and fens, but
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| | carapace of oval shape and by their
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| they may also populate other spaces.
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| | middle dimensions. They are green, with
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| The males of this specie have tan chins
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| | yellow stripes on their legs and a red
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| and brown colored eyes while the females'
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| | one behind the eye. Their environment is
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| are yellow and their eyes - orange.
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| | represented by muddy, static waters.
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| Usually they are diurnal animals; only
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| | Diamnondback terrapin, scientifically
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| in nesting periods the females tend to be
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| | known as Malaclemys terrapin is a little
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| very active at night time.
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| | omnivores turtle with a hingeles plastron
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| This specie constitutes the favorite
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| | that varies in color from yellow and
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| food for raccoons, bolt eagles and
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| | green to black and a grey, black or brown
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| skunks.
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| | carapace.
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| Clemmys insculpta - the wood turtle -
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| | Their favorite food consists in sponges,
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| may be recognized by its dimensions,
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| | carrion, plants, crabs, gastropods and
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| bigger than those of other tortoises of
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| | they usually inhabit salt swamps and
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| the Clemmys family and by the pyramidal
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| | estuaries.
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| structures on its carapace.
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| | As a particularity, their nesting is
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| It feeds on almost any type of food:
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| | diurnal, especially during the high tide.
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