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Published: 2005-08-03 00:08:26 +0000 UTC; Views: 4508; Favourites: 120; Downloads: 257
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Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina)i found this guy wandering in the middle of the road
and dropped him off in a safe place with high grasses
you have to respect a creature that carries its house on its back -
a lesson we could all learn from . . . wherever you go - there you are.
FUN FACTS:
Eastern Box Turtles will stay in the same area, as long as they have everything they need (food, water, other turtles to mate with). Eastern Box Turtles hibernate in the winter, usually under dead leaves or inside old stumps. Females usually dig their nests on stormy evenings. Box turtles are some of the only turtles which can completely close their shell, protecting them from predators. Turtle populations are in danger in other states (including Maryland) because of pesticides and people taking them out of the wild for pets.
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Used for a study, thanks!
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I had found Texas Boxes here once when I was A child so special
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awwe 
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This is a great picture of a turtle. I like it a lot.
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hi,
this photograph has been featured in Animals A to Z vol 2 [link]
thanks for sharing the deviation here
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I had one of these buggers sitting in my house for observation for a couple of days a few years ago... They've got a very distinctive shell pattern, don't they? Doesn't seem to be quite identical, but certainly obvious to anyone that's seen one before.
This is an excellent picture of this turtle species, by the way.
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He's a pretty one! We found one with similar coloration yesterday, was too fond of the camera though.
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i have an eastern box turtle for a pet because my dog brought him up from a swamp, struggling. So now he's been my pet for a year now~
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That's a lovely color.
So pretty. I hope the populations get up.
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hi, i was wondering if you wouldn't mind me making a clay turtle-shell oil lamp that's modled after this turtle. it's for a school art project.
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i have some better shots that
are close up of the shell's detail . . .
message me privately and i will
be happy to send you some
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. ..been a while since i seen u so decided to drop by and found this lovely pic!!! +fav!
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While I'm always capable of missing important aspects, I imagine you'd agree that this is not the most purely artistic (in some senses, at least) of your photos. There is more to photography than art, though, and this is a fantastic photograph-- far more valuable, to me, than most overtly artistic efforts at DA. The turtle is gorgeous and magnificent, of course; but beyond that, the technical quality of this image is breathtaking. I've very rarely sensed such a stunning co-incidence of vivid colors, patterns, and sheerly magnetic focus. I'm quite serious. Thus it is, in terms of pure visual content, extraordinary art-- and that's a stellar achievement. Thanks very much for sharing.
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and such flattery!
to tell me what you like most about
a photo that honestly, i took if only
to share with other people, a creature
most overlook and might accidentally
hit when speeding down the road.
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"and such flattery!" I dunno, after my other comment this tortoise is probably feeling a bit forsaken! But I am glad you find the beauty and magic in nature.
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amazing beauty ! How I love those creatures of tolerance !
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Somebody left persimmon marmalade handprints on his back, but it suits the baubled legs and his parrot aspirations...
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you are so good, so tasty . . .
so full of mixed visions and flavor!
i cherish your comments,
channeled in a lovely alien
language as they may be
and me, with the babelfish
in my ear
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well, truth has an infinite vocabulary, but that babelfish is a handy thing, indeed.
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What wonderful colors! I'm amazed!!! I just don't remember seeing such a vivid turtle. Very sharp!!! AND GREAT FUN FACTS!!!!
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thanks for saying so!
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i don't usually like turtles but this one's beautiful!!
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What a gorgeous turtle with such a beautiful orange pattern shell and markings on it's body. I like the leafy environment which camoflauges with it's colours!
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That's a crazy looking turtle, the patterns on it's back look like little ghosts to me
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1) Lovely photo. 
2) I had really missed the sentences starting with "I found this guy ...". Glad you're back.
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well - yes . . . i use whatever camera is handy 
and i hope i get to use that phrase one day, and mean that i am in love
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Man I love those black and orange colors. It's such a simple photo but he's so charming, I always like your animal shots.
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i try to keep it simple and just show the creature
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I
"wherever you go - there you are"
..
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Very beautiful. I have tried to take pictures of my tortoise before but could never quite capture it as nicely as that. Mine isnt as colorful as that turtle either though.
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I adore saving turtles!
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That's awesome! I really love: his eyes, the detail, the colors, the patterns on his back, the fact that you saved him!
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I have two turtles, red eared sliders, but they're bred locally not wild-snatched.
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What i find especially lovely in this shot is how the orange on the shell combines with the brown of the leaves
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Oh my god... what an amzingly beautiful creature. Look its eyes! Great find dude...
Marcus
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