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Painted Turtle

Did you know that painted turtles don’t have teeth, but they can still eat? Keep on reading to find out more…
These Turtles are mostly found in North America, but can also be found from southern Canada all the way to Northern Mexico. These extraordinary turtles tend to live in ponds, rivers, ect.
Sadly, these Turtles are endangered; causing it to be illegal to keep them as pets.
Turtles help the environment grow and expand by spreading their dung for more plants to multiply and be more nutritious. But, how does their dung assist the environment?
Their dung has a lot of unexpected vitamins, seeds, and all the necessary fertilizers to keep the environment a healthy, safe place! Their dung promotes more trees and plants, and those trees and plants lead to more habitats for other animals, such as birds, bears, deers, etc.!

Painted Turtle

An average Painted Turtle is 5-7 inches in size, which is quite small, considering the largest Turtle ever recorded in the world is a grand size of 9 feet, also weighing 2,016 pounds. They have dark shells, yellow stripes on their legs, and spots on their head; almost making it look as if they were painted.

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