#softshell turtles

[antiqueanimals]

A Child's Book of Snakes, Lizards, & Other Reptiles. Written by Kathleen N. Daly, illustrated by Lilian Obligado. 1980.

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#reptiles #turtles #softshell turtles #Lilian Obligado

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Tattoos aren't just for people-- turtles can get them too! Many common methods of tagging and tracking turtles, such as shell notching, are harmful for soft-shell turtles whose carapaces aren't coated with keratin. Instead, researchers give them a tattoo on the underside of their shells, so future scientists will know they've been caught and microchipped.

(Image: A Guadalupe spiny softshell turtle () marked by a researcher, by Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon)

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#softshell turtles #Testudines #Trionychidae #turtles #reptiles #uncharismatic facts

[itsjustloudy]

Did the writers ever say which kind of softshell turtle Donnie is? I know he's either a smooth, spiny, or Florida softshell, because other types look way different from his pre-mutated baby self.

Like it's obvious which kind of species Raph and Leo are, and they've said Mikey's an ornate box turtle. Whenever they mention what Donnie is it's just "softshell", which is a family, not a species.

My herpetology hyperfixation NEEDS to know. Genuinely hope he's a spiny tho, I like to think when he grows up he'll grow little spikes around the upper rim of his shell :)

#rottmnt #rottmnt donnie #softshell turtles

[photosandcraftsbykim]

Softshell turtle at Celery Fields, Florida.

#animals #turtle #turtles #softshell turtle #softshell turtles #wildlife #Celery Fields #wetland #wildlife photography

[hyperfixation-floodgate]

What kind of creatures reside in the murky, mucky storm water retention pond at my work?

One of the world's smallest! The Least Killifish is the smallest live-bearing fish in the world! They live alongside a zillion Eastern Mosquitofish and possibly some other species I haven't caught yet to identify.

A bunch of softies! I see softshell turtles a lot, butI haven't looked up what species they are yet.

Giant, hella invasive fish! (Plecostomas added a while ago to control algae. They do not) Thankfully, the pond does not directly output to any other bodies of water, even if it floods, and it has a fish fry control grate on the overflow outlet for the grass carp that were recently added.

Gators!! Mainly small ones, safely growing bigger away from the adults. I see them basking or floating almost every day. I stumbled on this guy napping while I took a walk.

I recently got up enough courage to offer to help take care of the pond, which has an immensely thick layer of muck on the bottom and so little oxygen that the fish hang out in a few shallow channels most of the time.

To my surprise, management happily agreed and is giving me everything I requested to take care of it, including a nice aerator and hundreds of dollars of beneficial bacteria tablets. Even my suggestions to change the landscaping routine and plant native pond plants were enthusiastically accepted.

After being fired from a well paying job because I dared to ask for (completely free, barely visible) disability accommodations, this event is mind blowing to me.

#pond #fish #least killifish #plecostomas #natural pond #fish pond #Florida #nature #softshell turtles #turtles #turtle #described #described images

[ruija]

April encounters some strange turtles.

Everyday I think about how cute irl turtles are and yearn to hug them. I'm coping by drawing April doing it instead.

#tmnt #rottmnt #april o'neil #leonardo #raphael #michelangelo #donatello #turtles #alligator snapping turtle #red eared slider #spiny softshell turtle #eastern box turtle

[herpsandbirds]

Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle (Chitra indica), family Trionychidae, found in rivers and other waterways of the Indian Sub-continent

ENDANGERED.

Predatory, feeding on a wide variety of small aquatic vertebrates and large invertebrates.

Endangered due to over-harvesting (for food) and habitat degradation.

photographs: Shailendra Singh, Turtle Conservancy, Turtle Survival Alliance

#softshell turtle #chitra #trionychidae #turtle #reptile #herpetology #aniamls #nature #animals #india #asia

[murasakibonnet]

What do baby turtles dream of?

Inktober Masterpost!

#rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #tmnt #donatello #leonardo #disaster twins #turtle pile #turtle tots #my entry for #red-eared sliders perching on the back of softshell turtles #inktober #risetober #Day1: Dream

[an-artistic-failure]

Oop cant forget to post this lol

#rottmnt #rottmnt fanart #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #teenage mutant ninja turtles #rise of the tmnt #tmnt 2018 #rottmnt donnie #donatello hamato #donnie rottmnt #rise donnie #softshell turtle #hank's art

[cuddlebugmonster]

Hmm could use more glitter

Happy bi visibility day ! >;3

#nuclear glitter blast !! #i present our favorite softshell turtle #rottmnt donnie #rottmnt #rottmnt fanart #save rottmnt

[antiqueanimals]

The Child's Picture Scrap Book. Containing Upwards of Four Hundred Illustrations by John Gilbert, J. D. Watson, Wolf, Coleman, etc. 1865.

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#reptiles #turtles #softshell turtles #snapping turtles

[circusinarun]

OHMYWORD I LOVE YOUR LITTLE DONNIE SKETCHES and of course your amazing art style! :D *takes notes*

Btw, are you doing requests?

Yeah! Sure! I'm doing reqs, but not big :]

And thank u! Have dis porplol toidle, it's dangerous to go alone :3

#my art #traditional drawing #rottmnt #rise of the tmnt #sketch #rottmnt donnie #rise donnie #small donnie #turtle tots #softshell turtle #ma nerdy bb :] #why he's so edgy silly! :3

[realanimalfacts]

3. A softshell turtle is a type of puppet. With a hand inside.

#realanimalfacts #softshell turtle #3

[internetdruid]

Petri Dish says hi

#🪴 #softshell turtle

[everythingunderthesky]

This one is my favorite. I am unrepentant.

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#rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt #rottmnt Donatello #Donatello Hamato #rottmnt Donnie #rottmnt meme #Rescue and release video of narrow-headed softshell turtle wins hearts #Donnie is a MENACE #and I think he's valid for that.

[ruija]

More adventures with demutated turtles. I can't get over when basking sliders and softshells stretch out their legs, it looks so silly and cute. Mikey's behavior is inspired by videos I've seen of box turtles climbing up their owners for... affection? Or maybe just a bite.

#tmnt #rottmnt #donatello #leonardo #michelangelo #raphael #april o'neil #rise of the tmnt #red eared slider #spiny softshell turtle #alligator snapping turtle #eastern box turtle #demutated turtles