Turtle Hatchlings

Photography provided by Gerard Cleary. On June 10, 2005, a female snapping turtle was spotted laying her eggs in a rocky area.

78 days later, on August 26, 2005, the hatchlings emerged.


Photography provided by Josée Lavoie of a Common Musk Turtle Hatchling.




Photography provided by Gerard Cleary of a Snapping Turtle Hatchling


Photography provided by Jim Robertson of Snapping Turtle Hatchlings


Photography provided by Ellen Leach of a Blanding's Turtle Hatchling


Snapping Turtle Hatchlings with Congenital Defects

This turtle was born with a club foot, bulging eyes and curled tail.

This turtle was born without sight.


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