It is not to often I see a Red-eared Slider crossing a road and if I do see one they are fast movers and will be off the road in a hurry. This one stayed around and I was able to get a few photos with my pocket camera. Red-eared sliders are almost entirely aquatic, [...]
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I guess the warm weather here in Arkansas changed this turtles mind on hibernating. This is the first turtle I have seen in several weeks so I thought they may have hibernated. From the National Zoo: Environmental temperature determines activity rate. Preferred body temperature is between 84 and 100° F (37.8° C). In the heat [...]
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Red Eared Sliders get their name from the distinctive red mark around their ear. The Slider part of their name comes from their ability to slide off rocks and logs and into the water very quickly.
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The Red-eared Slider is native to the area around the Mississippi River down to the Gulf of Mexico. It thrives in warmer climates, particularly the Southeast quadrant of the United States. Such an area would be east of and below Colorado to Virginia down to Florida, naturally residing in areas with calm, fresh, warm water.
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Turtles use their jaws to cut and chew food. Instead of teeth, the upper and lower jaws of the turtle are covered by horny ridges. Carnivorous turtles usually have knife-sharp ridges for slicing through their prey. Herbivorous turtles have serrated-edged ridges that help them cut through tough plants. Turtles use their tongues to swallow food, [...]
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The inner layer of a turtle’s shell is made up of about 60 bones that includes portions of the backbone and the ribs, meaning the turtle cannot crawl out of its shell.
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