15-07-2012, 11:44 PM | #1 |
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Look what I found today
I found her while out walking dogs tonight
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16-07-2012, 12:03 AM | #2 |
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Wow thats stunning what is she?
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She is an Eastern box turtle, Terrapene carolina carolina.
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16-07-2012, 12:46 AM | #4 |
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Beautiful shell pattern you are very luck to find them wandering round must be fantastic to see them in there natural environment
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Neat!
Looks like a decorated hard hat |
16-07-2012, 08:59 AM | #6 |
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Indeed it does. What a great find! Must be very rare. Are you keeping a group of those?
Do you see wild turtles often, Dan?
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What a lovely thing to find
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oh my god thats beautiful what a lovely spotty tortoise
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16-07-2012, 09:27 PM | #10 |
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Very nice
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