| Photo Information |
| Copyright: Aleksandar Simovic (asimovic) (72) |
| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2009-07-03 |
| Categories: Reptiles |
| Camera: Canon 400D Digital Rebel XTi |
| Exposure: f/11, 1/250 seconds |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2009-09-08 11:03 |
| Viewed: 256 |
| Points: 0 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
he European pond terrapin (also European pond turtle or European pond tortoise), Emys orbicularis is a turtle found in southern and central Europe, West Asia and North Africa. It lives in and around slow-flowing water and hibernates for up to seven months of the year at the bottom of the water. The pond turtle is a medium size turtle and varies quite a bit across its distribution, from 12 to 38 cm length. Its shell is brown with a hint of green, spotted yellow.
In the early post-glacial periode the pond turtle had a much wider distribution, being found as far north as southern Sweden. |
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