Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: Turtle

Delta map turtle (Graptemys nigrinoda delticola) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

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Delta map turtle (Graptemys nigrinoda delticola) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

An endangered (IUCN) Beal's four-eyed turtle (Sacalia bealei) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

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An endangered (IUCN) Beal’s four-eyed turtle (Sacalia bealei) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

An endangered (IUCN) Beal's four-eyed turtle (Sacalia bealei) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

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An endangered (IUCN) Beal’s four-eyed turtle (Sacalia bealei) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

An endangered (IUCN) Beal's four-eyed turtle (Sacalia bealei) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

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An endangered (IUCN) Beal’s four-eyed turtle (Sacalia bealei) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

An endangered (IUCN) Beal's four-eyed turtle (Sacalia bealei) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

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An endangered (IUCN) Beal’s four-eyed turtle (Sacalia bealei) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

An endangered (IUCN) Beal's four-eyed turtle (Sacalia bealei) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

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An endangered (IUCN) Beal’s four-eyed turtle (Sacalia bealei) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

An endangered (IUCN) Beal's four-eyed turtle (Sacalia bealei) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

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An endangered (IUCN) Beal’s four-eyed turtle (Sacalia bealei) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

A critically endangered (IUCN) three-striped box turtle (Cuora trifasciata) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

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A critically endangered (IUCN) three-striped box turtle (Cuora trifasciata) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

A critically endangered (IUCN) three-striped box turtle (Cuora trifasciata) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

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A critically endangered (IUCN) three-striped box turtle (Cuora trifasciata) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

A critically endangered (IUCN) three-striped box turtle (Cuora trifasciata) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

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A critically endangered (IUCN) three-striped box turtle (Cuora trifasciata) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

A critically endangered (IUCN) three-striped box turtle (Cuora trifasciata) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

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A critically endangered (IUCN) three-striped box turtle (Cuora trifasciata) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

A critically endangered Indochinese box turtle (Cuora galbinifrons) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

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A critically endangered Indochinese box turtle (Cuora galbinifrons) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

A critically endangered Indochinese box turtle (Cuora galbinifrons) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

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A critically endangered Indochinese box turtle (Cuora galbinifrons) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

A critically endangered Indochinese box turtle (Cuora galbinifrons) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

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A critically endangered Indochinese box turtle (Cuora galbinifrons) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

A critically endangered Indochinese box turtle (Cuora galbinifrons) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

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A critically endangered Indochinese box turtle (Cuora galbinifrons) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

A critically endangered Indochinese box turtle (Cuora galbinifrons) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

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A critically endangered Indochinese box turtle (Cuora galbinifrons) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

A critically endangered Indochinese box turtle (Cuora galbinifrons) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

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A critically endangered Indochinese box turtle (Cuora galbinifrons) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

Picture of a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered Hamilton pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii) at the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa, FL.

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A vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered Hamilton pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii) at the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa, FL.

Picture of a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered Hamilton pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii) at the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa, FL.

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A vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered Hamilton pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii) at the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa, FL.

Picture of a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered Hamilton pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii) at the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa, FL.

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A vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered Hamilton pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii) at the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa, FL.

Picture of a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered Hamilton pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii) at the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa, FL.

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A vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered Hamilton pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii) at the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa, FL.

Picture of a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered Hamilton pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii) at the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa, FL.

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A vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered Hamilton pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii) at the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa, FL.

Picture of a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered Hamilton pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii) at the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa, FL.

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A vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered Hamilton pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii) at the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa, FL.

Picture of a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered Hamilton pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii) at the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa, FL.

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A vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered Hamilton pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii) at the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa, FL.

Picture of a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered Hamilton pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii) at the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa, FL.

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A vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered Hamilton pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii) at the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa, FL.

Photo: An Eastern redbelly turtle (Pseudemys rubriventris) at the Estuarium in Dauphin Island, AL.

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An Eastern redbelly turtle (Pseudemys rubriventris) at the Estuarium in Dauphin Island, AL.

Photo: An Eastern redbelly turtle (Pseudemys rubriventris) at the Estuarium in Dauphin Island, AL.

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An Eastern redbelly turtle (Pseudemys rubriventris) at the Estuarium in Dauphin Island, AL.

Photo: An Eastern redbelly turtle (Pseudemys rubriventris) at the Estuarium in Dauphin Island, AL.

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An Eastern redbelly turtle (Pseudemys rubriventris) at the Estuarium in Dauphin Island, AL.

Photo: An Eastern redbelly turtle (Pseudemys rubriventris) at the Estuarium in Dauphin Island, AL.

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An Eastern redbelly turtle (Pseudemys rubriventris) at the Estuarium in Dauphin Island, AL.

Photo: An Eastern redbelly turtle (Pseudemys rubriventris) at the Estuarium in Dauphin Island, AL.

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An Eastern redbelly turtle (Pseudemys rubriventris) at the Estuarium in Dauphin Island, AL.

A gulf coast smooth softshell turtle (Trionyx muticus calvatus) at the Estuarium in Dauphin Island, AL.

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A gulf coast smooth softshell turtle (Trionyx muticus calvatus) at the Estuarium in Dauphin Island, AL.

A gulf coast smooth softshell turtle (Trionyx muticus calvatus) at the Estuarium in Dauphin Island, AL.

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A gulf coast smooth softshell turtle (Trionyx muticus calvatus) at the Estuarium in Dauphin Island, AL.

A gulf coast smooth softshell turtle (Trionyx muticus calvatus) at the Estuarium in Dauphin Island, AL.

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A gulf coast smooth softshell turtle (Trionyx muticus calvatus) at the Estuarium in Dauphin Island, AL.

Picture of a Mississippi diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) at the Estuarium in Dauphin Island, AL.

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A Mississippi diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) at the Estuarium in Dauphin Island, AL.

Picture of a Mississippi diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) at the Estuarium in Dauphin Island, AL.

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A Mississippi diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) at the Estuarium in Dauphin Island, AL.

A vulnerable (IUCN) western pond turtle (Actinemys marmorata) at the Oregon Zoo.

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A vulnerable (IUCN) western pond turtle (Actinemys marmorata) at the Oregon Zoo.

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