Podocnemis images - Joel Sartore

A vulnerable (IUCN) red-headed Amazon river turtle (Podocnemis erythrocephala) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

A vulnerable (IUCN) red-headed Amazon river turtle (Podocnemis erythrocephala) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

A vulnerable (IUCN) red-headed Amazon river turtle (Podocnemis erythrocephala) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

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