Animals

Anyone Else Think This Turtle Looks Like It is Melting?

I found her basking on the very top of the White Rock lake dam. Had to laugh when I saw the photo on the computer. Her foot, shell and nose all look like they are drooping and melting.
Female Pallid Spiny Softshell (Apalone spinifera ssp. pallida)

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