Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: Turtle

Photo: Brown wood turtle (Rhinoclemmys annulata) at the Cali Zoo in Colombia.

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Brown wood turtle (Rhinoclemmys annulata) at the Cali Zoo in Colombia.

Photo: Columbian wood turtle (Rhinoclemmys melanosterna) at the Cali Zoo. This specimen came from the northern part of Colombia.

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Columbian wood turtle (Rhinoclemmys melanosterna) at the Cali Zoo. This specimen came from the northern part of Colombia.

Photo: Columbian wood turtle (Rhinoclemmys melanosterna) at the Cali Zoo.

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Columbian wood turtle (Rhinoclemmys melanosterna) at the Cali Zoo.

Photo: Columbian wood turtle (Rhinoclemmys melanosterna) at the Cali Zoo.

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Columbian wood turtle (Rhinoclemmys melanosterna) at the Cali Zoo.

Photo: An Indian roofed turtle (Pangshura tecta) at the Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden.

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An Indian roofed turtle (Pangshura tecta) at the Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden.

Photo: An Indian roofed turtle (Pangshura tecta) at the Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden.

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An Indian roofed turtle (Pangshura tecta) at the Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden.

Photo: An Indian roofed turtle (Pangshura tecta) at the Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden.

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An Indian roofed turtle (Pangshura tecta) at the Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden.

Photo: An Indian roofed turtle (Pangshura tecta) at the Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden.

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An Indian roofed turtle (Pangshura tecta) at the Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden.

Picture of a vulnerable Malayan box turtle (Cuora amboinensis) at the Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden.

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A vulnerable Malayan box turtle (Cuora amboinensis) at the Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden.

Picture of a vulnerable Malayan box turtle (Cuora amboinensis) at the Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden.

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A vulnerable Malayan box turtle (Cuora amboinensis) at the Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden.

Picture of a vulnerable Malayan box turtle (Cuora amboinensis) at the Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden.

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A vulnerable Malayan box turtle (Cuora amboinensis) at the Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden.

Photo: An endangered Assam roofed turtle (Pangshura sylhetensis) at the Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden.

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An endangered Assam roofed turtle (Pangshura sylhetensis) at the Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden.

Photo: An endangered Assam roofed turtle (Pangshura sylhetensis) at the Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden.

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An endangered Assam roofed turtle (Pangshura sylhetensis) at the Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden.

Picture of a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered Hamilton's pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii) at the Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden.

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A vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered Hamilton’s pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii) at the Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden.

The Indian tent turtle (Pangshura tentoria) from the Assam State Zoo. Once genetic work is done, this will likely become a full subspecies.

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The Indian tent turtle (Pangshura tentoria) from the Assam State Zoo. Once genetic work is done, this will likely become a full subspecies.

The Indian tent turtle (Pangshura tentoria) from the Assam State Zoo. Once genetic work is done, this will likely become a full subspecies.

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The Indian tent turtle (Pangshura tentoria) from the Assam State Zoo. Once genetic work is done, this will likely become a full subspecies.

An Indian flapshell turtle (Lissemys punctata andersoni) from the Assam State Zoo.

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An Indian flapshell turtle (Lissemys punctata andersoni) from the Assam State Zoo.

An Indian flapshell turtle (Lissemys punctata andersoni) from the Assam State Zoo.

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An Indian flapshell turtle (Lissemys punctata andersoni) from the Assam State Zoo.

An Indian flapshell turtle (Lissemys punctata andersoni) from the Assam State Zoo.

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An Indian flapshell turtle (Lissemys punctata andersoni) from the Assam State Zoo.

An Indian flapshell turtle (Lissemys punctata andersoni) from the Assam State Zoo.

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An Indian flapshell turtle (Lissemys punctata andersoni) from the Assam State Zoo.

An endangered jagged-shelled turtle (Cuora mouhotii mouhotii) at the Assam State Zoo. This will probably be described as a completely new species once genetic work is done.

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An endangered jagged-shelled turtle (Cuora mouhotii mouhotii) at the Assam State Zoo. This will probably be described as a completely new species once genetic work is done.

An endangered jagged-shelled turtle (Cuora mouhotii mouhotii) at the Assam State Zoo. This will probably be described as a completely new species once genetic work is done.

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An endangered jagged-shelled turtle (Cuora mouhotii mouhotii) at the Assam State Zoo. This will probably be described as a completely new species once genetic work is done.

An endangered (IUCN) elongated tortoise (Indotestudo elongata) from the Assam State Zoo. This could be described as a new subspecies once genetic work is done.

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An endangered (IUCN) elongated tortoise (Indotestudo elongata) from the Assam State Zoo. This could be described as a new subspecies once genetic work is done.

An endangered (IUCN) elongated tortoise (Indotestudo elongata) from the Assam State Zoo. This could be described as a new subspecies once genetic work is done.

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An endangered (IUCN) elongated tortoise (Indotestudo elongata) from the Assam State Zoo. This could be described as a new subspecies once genetic work is done.

The Indian tent turtle (Pangshura tentoria) from the Assam State Zoo. Once genetic work is done, this will likely become a full subspecies.

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The Indian tent turtle (Pangshura tentoria) from the Assam State Zoo. Once genetic work is done, this will likely become a full subspecies.

Picture of a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened juvenile loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) at the Newport Aquarium.

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A vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened juvenile loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) at the Newport Aquarium.

Picture of a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened juvenile loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) at the Newport Aquarium.

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A vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened juvenile loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) at the Newport Aquarium.

A federally endangered Plymouth red-bellied turtle (Pseudemys rubriventris) sometimes called the Plymouth red-bellied cooter, at the Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford, Massachusetts. This was the first freshwater turtle species in the United States to be listed as endangered.

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A federally endangered Plymouth red-bellied turtle (Pseudemys rubriventris) sometimes called the Plymouth red-bellied cooter, at the Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford, Massachusetts. This was the first freshwater turtle species in the United States to be listed as endangered.

A federally endangered Plymouth red-bellied turtle (Pseudemys rubriventris) sometimes called the Plymouth red-bellied cooter, at the Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford, Massachusetts. This was the first freshwater turtle species in the United States to be listed as endangered.

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A federally endangered Plymouth red-bellied turtle (Pseudemys rubriventris) sometimes called the Plymouth red-bellied cooter, at the Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford, Massachusetts. This was the first freshwater turtle species in the United States to be listed as endangered.

A federally endangered Plymouth red-bellied turtle (Pseudemys rubriventris) sometimes called the Plymouth red-bellied cooter, at the Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford, Massachusetts. This was the first freshwater turtle species in the United States to be listed as endangered.

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A federally endangered Plymouth red-bellied turtle (Pseudemys rubriventris) sometimes called the Plymouth red-bellied cooter, at the Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford, Massachusetts. This was the first freshwater turtle species in the United States to be listed as endangered.

A federally endangered Plymouth red-bellied turtle (Pseudemys rubriventris) sometimes called the Plymouth red-bellied cooter, at the Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford, Massachusetts. This was the first freshwater turtle species in the United States to be listed as endangered.

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A federally endangered Plymouth red-bellied turtle (Pseudemys rubriventris) sometimes called the Plymouth red-bellied cooter, at the Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford, Massachusetts. This was the first freshwater turtle species in the United States to be listed as endangered.

A federally endangered Plymouth red-bellied turtle (Pseudemys rubriventris) sometimes called the Plymouth red-bellied cooter, at the Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford, Massachusetts. This was the first freshwater turtle species in the United States to be listed as endangered.

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A federally endangered Plymouth red-bellied turtle (Pseudemys rubriventris) sometimes called the Plymouth red-bellied cooter, at the Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford, Massachusetts. This was the first freshwater turtle species in the United States to be listed as endangered.

A federally endangered Plymouth red-bellied turtle (Pseudemys rubriventris) sometimes called the Plymouth red-bellied cooter, at the Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford, Massachusetts. This was the first freshwater turtle species in the United States to be listed as endangered.

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A federally endangered Plymouth red-bellied turtle (Pseudemys rubriventris) sometimes called the Plymouth red-bellied cooter, at the Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford, Massachusetts. This was the first freshwater turtle species in the United States to be listed as endangered.

Picture of a Texas diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin littoralis) at the Houston Zoo.

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A Texas diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin littoralis) at the Houston Zoo.

Picture of an endangered Chinese big-headed turtle (Platysternon megacephalum megacephalum) at the Houston Zoo.

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An endangered Chinese big-headed turtle (Platysternon megacephalum megacephalum) at the Houston Zoo.

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