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Turtle Car

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Raymie

This my car for the Cub Scouts Pinewood Derby this year!  Its name is Speedy the Turtle.  It is supposed to be a Southern Painted Turtle.  We picked that turtle because it has a cool orange stripe down the middle … Continue reading →

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Red-footed Tortoise

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Raymie

This is a very special red-footed tortoise.  Notice anything strange about it?  It has a wheel instead of one of its feet.  This tortoise lives in Uberaba, Brazil.  About a month ago, it cut its foot on an electric fence … Continue reading →

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Speedy and Tucker

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Raymie

Meet Speedy and Tucker!  Speedy and Tucker are red-eared sliders.  Red-eared sliders are native to the southern United States.  One of these turtles is Tucker and the other is Speedy, but I don’t know which is which.  They are both … Continue reading →

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False Map Turtle

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Raymie

This is a false map turtle, also called a Mississippi map turtle or a sawback turtle.  A false map turtle is a kind of map turtle.  This is confusing, because it is called “false.”  But I guess it is called … Continue reading →

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Chester

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Raymie

This is Chester.  He is an eastern box turtle that lives at the nature center at Heckrodt Wetland Reserve in Menasha.  He used to be a classroom turtle, but now he is retired and lives at Heckrodt.  He likes to … Continue reading →

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Alligator Snapping Turtle

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Raymie

This is an alligator snapping turtle that lives in a tank just inside the front door at Heckrodt‘s nature center.  This is a very large turtle that is probably about 2 feet long.  It hardly moves at all.  They even … Continue reading →

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