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Nicaraguan, Land Turtles

Turtle Lived In A Drainage Ditch
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The grass in the center of the hotel internal link was bordered by a shallow drainage ditch. These turtles rested in that ditch at night, and only emerged the next morning. They were large, roughly 25 centimeters from the tip of their noses to end of their tails.


Nicaraguan Land Turtles   •  Hotel Doctor internal link León internal link Nicaragua   •  (Photo posted Saturday 11 February 2012)   •  (Photo taken 07:28:14 Friday 18 November 2011)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_1519
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The Turtles Ate A Bread Breakfast
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These turtles rested at night in the drainage ditch that bordered the hotel lawn. internal link The next morning they emerged to dine on bread supplied by the hotel's restaurant staff.


Nicaraguan Land Turtles   •  Hotel Doctor internal link León internal link Nicaragua   •  (Photo posted Saturday 11 February 2012)   •  (Photo taken 08:14:15 Friday 18 November 2011)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_1524
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Close Up Shot Of Dead Turtle Carapace
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A wide spot in the trail had benches, shade trees and a view of the lake. A low concrete ledge bordered the area. Just the other side of the concrete ledge we found this carapace of a dead turtle resting among grass and broken branches.


Nicaraguan Land Turtles   •  Charco Verde, Ometepe Island internal link Lake Nicaragua, Nicaragua   •  (Photo posted Saturday 11 February 2012)   •  (Photo taken 12:17:26 Saturday 19 November 2011)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_2005
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