Turtles

Does anybody have any idea just what these turtles are doing?!

Turtle Chain

Turtle Chain 2

It looks like they’re playing leapfrog but I bet it’s something more complicated than that in reality.

[quote=“mod lang”]Does anybody have any idea just what these turtles are doing?!

Turtle Chain

Turtle Chain 2[/quote]

Dealing with overcrowding, and trying to catch some rays.

Seriously, thats all there is to it.

You notice in the second picture that a couple of the turtles are faced the wrong way.

When you are on the beach and get enough sun, don’t you turn over?

Also, you’ll notice they both have are supporting another turtle that didn’t want to stand in line.

I have 3 of these mad terrapins, and they do this all the time. They need to haul themselves out of the water not just for sun, but to avoid shell rot. The reflection off the turtle’s shell in the front also helps warm the underside of the turtle behind.

Cool pictures though… :sunglasses: