Animals

River Cooter Face Shot

Portrait of one of the pretty river cooters I find basking on logs. Interesting fact: River Cooters can hibernate in mud underwater during cold weather for up to 2 months. They get their oxygen from the water via their butts (an opening called the cloaca).
Female River Cooter (Pseudemys concinna)

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