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Northern Red-bellied Cooter

Pseudemys rubriventris

The Northern Red-bellied Cooter is a friendly turtle with a bright red belly! They love to swim and bask in the sun on logs or rocks. These turtles are great at hiding in the water when they feel scared.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Northern Red-bellied Cooter has a dark, domed carapace often with faint reddish markings and a distinctive bright reddish-orange to pink plastron (belly). Yellow stripes adorn its head and neck, making it stand out from other freshwater turtles.

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Northern Red-bellied Cooter
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Northern Red-bellied Cooter

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Adults are mostly vegetarian, munching on tasty aquatic plants and algae.

Baby cooters determine their sex by nest temperature: warm for girls, cool for boys!

Their red belly might warn predators or blend with colorful underwater plants!

They spend hours basking on logs, soaking up sunshine like tiny solar panels!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Solar Powered Heater

Northern Red-bellied Cooters can warm up their bodies by basking in the sun, which helps them digest food and stay active.

Fähigkeit

Shell Fortress

Northern Red-bellied Cooters can retract their head and limbs into their sturdy, dome-shaped shell, protecting them from predators.

Fähigkeit

Underwater Forager

Northern Red-bellied Cooters can hold their breath for extended periods underwater, allowing them to search for food and hide from danger.

Fähigkeit

Taste Bud Technician

Northern Red-bellied Cooters have taste buds on their tongue and in their throat, helping them decide if food is yummy or not.

Maße und Details

Länge
25-40 cm
Gewicht
1.5-5 kg
Lebenserwartung
20-40 Jahre
Schwimmgeschwindigkeit
3 km/h
Gelegegröße
10-17
Brutzeit
60-90 Tage
Maximale Tiefe
3 m

Ernährung und Fütterung

Young cooters eat insects, but adults prefer a plant-based diet of aquatic vegetation and algae.

Altersunterschiede: Young turtles are more carnivorous, feeding on insects and small aquatic animals, while adults become mostly herbivorous.

Hauptnahrung

  • Aquatic plants
  • Algae
  • Aquatic insects
  • Small crustaceans

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Hunts cooter eggs and hatchlings

eats

Common Snapping Turtle

Chelydra serpentina

Can prey on juvenile cooters

eats

Canadian Waterweed

Elodea canadensis

A primary food source for adults

eats

Great Egret

Ardea alba

Preys on young turtles

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Northern CooterRed-bellied Cooter

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch turtles from a distance and never try to pick them up without help from an adult.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Northern Red-bellied Cooter?

25-40 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Northern Red-bellied Cooter?

1.5-5 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Northern Red-bellied Cooter?

20-40 Jahre

Was frisst Northern Red-bellied Cooter?

Young cooters eat insects, but adults prefer a plant-based diet of aquatic vegetation and algae.

Was ist der/die/das schwimmgeschwindigkeit von Northern Red-bellied Cooter?

3 km/h

Wo findet man Northern Red-bellied Cooter normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Northern Red-bellied Cooter?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das gelegegröße von Northern Red-bellied Cooter?

10-17

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