Wood Turtle

MathieuO · 10-13-04, 10:07 AM

Hi!

Yesterday, on October 12, I found two wood turtles in Québec. Both of them were males. One of them was missing his right back foot and the tip of his tail. The other one was top shape. One was found on the forest floor near the river and the other one was basking on the bank. I had to run to a bridge and then walke about 1 km near the river to catch the one who was basking because I first spotted him on the opposite side of the river.

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concept3 · 10-13-04, 10:14 AM

awsome pics, What is that stuck to the turtles shell in pic #8? I cant really tell

Removed_2815 · 10-13-04, 11:33 AM

Those are leeches on the turtle's plastron.
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