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Post Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 2:44 am   Ottawa Turtles

I recently took a trip to Ottawa, and thought it'd be fun to post up some pictures of the turtles I saw (in their various forms ;))

Largest turtle that ever lived, Archelon ischyros (Canadian Museum of Nature):
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I thought it's plastron was interesting... Instead of a solid shell, it was several separated plates.
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Spotted turtle (also Canadian Museum of Nature). The only live turtle I saw on my trip ;)
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Turtle that carries the world on it's back. This was part of the show Mosaika, on the Parliament buildings. Very cool if you ever get to check it out:
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And this one I found on my last day. On the Parliament buildings, there are all kinds of carvings/statues in the stone, in, around, and on the building itself. The first day I was there, I saw a frog and a lizard, and thought to myself, "Oh! I wonder if there's a turtle!" Looked and looked but I couldn't find one.
Then, on my last day there, I was looking around, and spotted one!
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Post Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 2:38 pm   Re: Ottawa Turtles

Very neat! Is there a reason that Ottawa has hidden turtles? :)
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Post Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 1:31 pm   Re: Ottawa Turtles

That is awesome! Thanks for sharing. :)
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