painted Turtle

The painted turtle is the most widespread native turtle of  North America. They are usuallu lives in from southern Canada to Louisiana and northern Mexico. Adults eat plants, fish, crustaceans, aquatic insects and some carrion but the young are mainly carnivorous. They and their eggs are preyed on by raccoons, otters, mink, foxes and other medium-sized predators.The adult painted turtle female is 10–25 cm (4–10 in) long; the male is smaller. The turtle's top shell is dark and smooth, without a ridge. Its skin is olive to black with red, orange, or yellow stripes on its extremities. The subspecies can be distinguished by their shells. The most interesting this about this turtle it have no vocal chords, but they can sometimes make hissing sounds.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painted_turtle

http://www.smm.org/warnernaturecenter/animals/paintedturtle

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