Gary J Sibio
Yellow-spotted Amazon River Turtle – Suborder Pleurodira : Family Podocnemididae : Podocnemis unifilis
The photo is of a captive turtle on display at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, Illinois.
The photo was taken using a Panasonic DMC-FZ50 camera. Editing done with ACDSee Ultimate 2020.
© 2007 Gary J. Sibio. All rights reserved.
#animals #nature #reptiles #herps #turtles #aquatic #Amazon
You have some really great things on here. There is much that I have missed.
Thanks, Ghostwriter. If I can get this problem solved that is keeping me from uploading, I’ll be able to share more, especially with being homebound because of the Coronavirus.
A great shot Gary, turtles are so cute!
Nice capture… (no pun intended for the captured animal).
Turtles are beautiful creatures…
I’ve always liked them. They seem to have a lot of personality.
True. I’m planning to have one or two for my son.
For that I would recommend a tortoise. Aquatic turtles are cheaper but they are difficult to care for properly. You need a large aquarium with a high-powered filter, one especially designed for turtle tanks, or it will smell awful in a week.
A tortoise just has to be kept warm, get UV light (the bulbs can be purchased at a pet store or Amazon.Com), fed and have the poop removed every couple of days.
Oh yeah, although any turtle might bite, aquatic turtles tend to be a bit nastier.