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A gang of Galapagos Tortoises catching some shade. Males can weigh more than 500 pounds, and females average about 250 pounds. These tortoises live well over 100 years in the wild. The oldest recorded is said to have reached at least 170 years old! #respect .
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No, this isn’t a Dr. Seuss character, it’s a real turtle! The Mata Mata is a large freshwater turtle native to the Amazon Rainforest. Their unique appearance aids them camouflage, and they blend in perfectly with the leaf litter at the bottom of the Amazon river. .
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The Bog Turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) is the smallest and most endangered turtle in the United States. Although they are federally protected, laws banning the collection of these turtles from the wild have done little to stop poaching, and their increasing rarity has made them a prized species on the animal black market. You can have a direct impact on turtles everywhere by being a vigilant member of the community! If you live by or frequently visit turtle habitat, please don’t hesitate to report suspicious activity , traps, etc. to local wildlife officers! .
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The Turtle Conservancy along with our partners @TerrapinNestingProject and a community of caring citizens worked together to release 4,581 hatchling Diamondback Terrapins along coastal New Jersey! Through the efforts of all partners involved that include protecting nests and releasing hatchlings into the bay, terrapin numbers are on the rise. All of this would not be possible without the help of passionate turtle lovers like YOU! Become a member of the Turtle Conservancy and support our partners in this project to contribute to this important work!
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Let’s get vertical. These pancakes tortoises are part of a breeding program at our center. The adults show their proclivity for climbing and hiding in rock crevices to protect themselves and their soft, flexible shells. However, more often than not, the adults like to hide and even sleep in a vertical position. #pancaketortoise #malacochersus #pancake

More precious than diamonds (and a whole lot more beautiful to boot), young Radiated Tortoises (Astrochelys radiata) do their best to hide amongst the leaf litter on the forest floor of Madagascar from predators, and, unbeknownst to them, their biggest threat of all— poachers who stop at nothing to exploit their beauty for profit. Sadly, unlike diamonds, tortoises are living creatures, and poaching causes them not only unimaginable stress and suffering (many don’t survive the journey off the island), but has also decimated once healthy populations of Radiated Tortoises across Madagascar. Give us a follow and visit our website to browse our shop, make a donation or become a member today so we can stop poaching and preserve incredible living masterpieces like the Radiated Tortoise before it’s too late! .
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The beautiful Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) has a highly domed carapace and hinged plastron which allows it to completely close its shell, hence the common name 📦📦 .
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When you realize tomorrow is #Monday... 😰 Can anyone guess this species based on the shell alone? Here’s a hint! Native to Madagascar, they are thought to have been brought over to the island by some of the original people who settled there! 🤔
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Everyone knows the #Galapagos giant tortoise, but did you know that there are actually 11 different extant species of them? They are found across 7 different islands in the Galapagos archipelago! 🐢 .
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This Gulfcoast Box Turtle was found in the Apilachicola National Forest. This subspecies is one of the largest North American Box Turtles, and more closely resembles those from the Yucatán peninsula than it’s U.S. neighbors like the Florida Box Turtle or Three-toed box turtle. An example of evolutionary convergence or subtle divergence from a population once connected across the Gulf? What young turtle biologist wants to weigh in and solve this! #apilachicola #florida #boxturtle #terrapene @u.s.forestservice
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