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The false map turtle is a strong swimmer and prefers rivers and large creeks with moderate currents, containing aquatic vegetation, as well as snags or floating logs. They are also comfortable in deep and swift water. The turtles are present in oxbow lakes and sloughs, but are absent from lakes, ponds, or small streams. Basking is important to ...
The yellow-bellied slider (Trachemys scripta scripta) is a subspecies of the pond slider (Trachemys scripta), a semiaquatic turtle belonging to the family Emydidae.It is native to the southeastern United States, specifically from Florida to southeastern Virginia, [4] and is the most common turtle species in its range. [5]
The Turtle Prince or The Tortoise Prince (āmai rāja katai) [1] refers to a group of South Indian and Sri Lankan folktales in which a prince in turtle form is burn to a human king, marries a human princess, and goes on adventures as part of a wedding quest. Along the way, the turtle prince gains the ability to alternate between chelonian and ...
The float or turtle is a b-boying move in which breakdancers turn on their hands with their body horizontal to the floor. [1] Its origins are from basic gymnastics. Though it appears to demand great strength, the float actually requires balance above all because the breaker's weight is supported on the elbows which are firmly planted (" stabbed ...
A boat is said to be turtling or to turn turtle when it is fully inverted. [1] [2] The name stems from the appearance of the upside-down boat, similar to the carapace (top shell) of a sea turtle. [3] [A] [B] The term can be applied to any vessel; turning turtle is less frequent but more dangerous on ships than on smaller boats.
The hickatee (Dermatemys mawii) or in Spanish tortuga blanca ('white turtle'), also called the Central American river turtle, [9] is the only living species in the family Dermatemydidae. The species is found in the Atlantic drainages of Central America, specifically Belize , Guatemala , southern Mexico and probably Honduras .
Also, this turtle displays an unusual dual grooved pattern on the carapace. P. platycephala inhabits a wide range compared to other Acanthochelys turtles. Two subspecies, P. p. platycephala and P. p. melanonota is described based on the color pattern. Camouflage is highly useful for the twist-necked turtle because it inhabits shallow pools and ...
The World Turtle in Hindu mythology is known as Akūpāra (Sanskrit: अकूपार), or sometimes Chukwa.An example of a reference to the World Turtle in Hindu literature is found in Jñānarāja (the author of Siddhantasundara, writing c. 1500): "A vulture, whichever has only little strength, rests in the sky holding a snake in its beak for a prahara [three hours].