The majestic turtle entering it's native habitat

[Pareeeee]

http://i.minus.com/iyDdnbkHrYOBe.gif





Enjoy!
:yes::D

[marvelfreak]

That's just to funny.

[Amadeus]

He needs to lay off the cacti....

[Tracy33]

Sorry guys is that a turtle or a tortoise ?

[Pareeeee]

Looks like a snapping turtle.

[smy_749]

**** happens

[sweatshirt]

This reminds me of the time I was on a boat to a wildlife park and a turtle fell off a log while basking. :P

Nice gif.

[Hurrok]

Hehehe, he seems a little excited to get back in that water haha :P

[Starbuck]

i think it looks like a large red bellied slider (or related). the shell didnt seem spiny/irregular enough for a snapper in my opinion.

[Tracy33]

No , i think its a tortoise , poor little guy , i wonder if it was rescued .

[guidofatherof5]

Looks like a snapping turtle.


Not a snapping turtle. Probably a Painted turtle.

[Pareeeee]

I've seen our Common Snappers with smooth shells before. Head definitely wrong for a Painted Turtle.

-Tracy - tortoises don't swim.

[poison123]

100% not a snapper. Look at that plastron.

[Pareeeee]

100% not a snapper. Look at that plastron.

Ah! Didn't notice the belly!
It doesn't look like our eastern painteds though either, I just saw three while kayaking yesterday that looked nothing like the one in the gif. Wish the gif was clearer.

[guidofatherof5]

There are 8 turtles native to Ontario.
Here's a link to those turtles. In my opinion it's probably a painter turtle. Of course there is the outside chance this was a non-native turtle released by its former owner.
S&W - Turtles of Ontario (http://www.ont-woodlot-assoc.org/sw_turtles_of_Ontario.html)
Common Snapping Turtle
Wood Turtle
Spotted Turtle
Musk Turtle
Northern Map Turtle
Painted Turtle
Spiny Softshell Turtle
Blandings Turtle

[Starbuck]

i think the OP did not make this GIF, just found it online. turtle could be from anywhere? sorry if i'm mistaken, pareeeee

[Pareeeee]

I did not make the gif. No idea where it was taken. Just thought it was funny :)

[poison123]

How do we know this gif is even from Canada or the states? Pareeeee, did you take those shots youself?

Edit: sorry, didnt see the last page.

[guidofatherof5]

My mistake. Thought it was from your neck on the woods.