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Lone Turtle When you see something bobbing its head up in a lake in Florida, you just have to take a closer look. That's exactly what I did, only to see this little guy. Apalone ferox,Disney World,Florida,Geotagged,United States,florida softshell turtle Click/tap to enlarge

Lone Turtle

When you see something bobbing its head up in a lake in Florida, you just have to take a closer look. That's exactly what I did, only to see this little guy.

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  1. Cool! Are these dangerous? Posted 11 years ago
    1. Only if they feel threatened, otherwise they don't typically even come close to humans. They're quite shy. Posted 11 years ago

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The Florida softshell turtle is a species of softshell turtle native to the southeastern United States, and is one of the fastest turtles to move on land.

Similar species: Turtles And Tortoises
Species identified by WildFlower
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By Ali Christine

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Uploaded Jun 3, 2014. Captured Jun 4, 2013 21:23 in Frontierland, Orlando, FL 32836, USA.
  • Canon EOS 50D
  • f/5.0
  • 1/99s
  • ISO160
  • 65mm