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Northern Map Turtle
Graptemys geographica
41.8781, -87.6298
Field Notes
Description:
From the Wikipedia Page: When with other turtles, they also are very communal, sharing space and using each other for predator watching, increasing the odds of surviving an attack by any unwanted animal.
Which explains why every time I saw one of these, they were hanging out with the bigger, more obvious, painted turtles. :)
Habitat:
North Pond, Chicago, IL
Notes:
From the Wikipedia Page: When with other turtles, they also are very communal, sharing space and using each other for predator watching, increasing the odds of surviving an attack by any unwanted animal.
Which explains why every time I saw one of these, they were hanging out with the bigger, more obvious, painted turtles. :)
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PublishedMay 16, 2011
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