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Northwestern Pond Turtle

Actinemys marmorata

The Northwestern Pond Turtle is a small turtle that loves to live in ponds and marshes. It has a beautiful shell with patterns that help it blend in with its surroundings.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Northwestern Pond Turtle has a smooth, low-domed shell that is olive to dark brown or black, often with fine dark lines or speckles. Its skin is yellowish or light brown, typically mottled with dark spots, helping it blend into its environment. The plastron (underside) is usually yellowish.

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Northwestern Pond Turtle
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Northwestern Pond Turtle

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Female turtles can store sperm for months before laying eggs!

Some turtles have lived longer than your grandparents—over 70 years!

Their eggs are laid in nests dug on land, far from the water!

They can hold their breath underwater for over 30 minutes!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Mud Burrower

Northwestern Pond Turtle can burrow into soft mud that helps them survive cold winters or dry summers by staying hidden and safe.

Fähigkeit

Long Life

Northwestern Pond Turtle has a very long lifespan that helps them grow and reproduce for many decades in their habitat.

Fähigkeit

Underwater Eyesight

Northwestern Pond Turtle has excellent vision underwater that helps them spot tiny prey and avoid predators efficiently.

Fähigkeit

Stealthy Camouflage

Northwestern Pond Turtle has a dull, mottled shell that helps them blend perfectly with pond bottoms, making them hard to spot.

Maße und Details

Länge
12-20 cm
Gewicht
0.2-1.5 kg
Lebenserwartung
30-55 Jahre
Top Speed
3 km/h
Schwimmgeschwindigkeit
3 km/h
Gelegegröße
3-13
Brutzeit
70-120 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

An omnivore, it eats both plants and animals it finds in and around its watery home.

Altersunterschiede: Young turtles eat more meat, while adults add more plants to their diet.

Hauptnahrung

  • Aquatic insects
  • Tadpoles
  • Small fish
  • Snails
  • Algae
  • Water plants

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Raccoons raid their nests.

eats

American Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeianus

Turtles eat bullfrog tadpoles.

shelters

Broadleaf Cattail

Typha latifolia

Cattails provide cover and nesting.

hunts

Threespine Stickleback

Gasterosteus aculeatus

Turtles prey on small fish.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch from a distance and never try to touch or pick up wild turtles.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Northwestern Pond Turtle?

12-20 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Northwestern Pond Turtle?

0.2-1.5 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Northwestern Pond Turtle?

30-55 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Northwestern Pond Turtle?

3 km/h

Was frisst Northwestern Pond Turtle?

An omnivore, it eats both plants and animals it finds in and around its watery home.

Was ist der/die/das schwimmgeschwindigkeit von Northwestern Pond Turtle?

3 km/h

Wo findet man Northwestern Pond Turtle normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Northwestern Pond Turtle?

Foraging

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