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Diamondback Terrapin

Malaclemys terrapin

Description:

Female diamondback terrapins that were captured in order to induce egg laying. This is part of a program to help the population increase.

Notes:

From my time taking a class on the biology and conservation of marine turtles at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab.

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1 Comment

angryferrets
angryferrets 12 years ago

It's so cute.

elime
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elime

Mobile, Alabama, USA

Spotted on May 18, 2010
Submitted on Sep 22, 2011

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