Our be-shelled buddy lives in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon. The park is considered one of Earth’s most diverse ecosystems—and a great place to celebrate World Turtle Day. The observance focuses on protecting turtles and tortoises, and the habitats they call home. About those butterflies: They’re licking salt and other minerals off the yellow-spotted river turtle’s face. And now you know that’s a thing that some butterfly species do.
Everybody loves World Turtle Day
Today in History
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Engineering an artificial harbor in Normandy
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Venice s grand regatta
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Pups of the prairie
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The Wave at Coyote Buttes
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Lighting it up for Vivid Sydney
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Feeling lazy? Today s your day.
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Happy Holi!
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Panda Day
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Zelenci Nature Reserve, Slovenia
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North Sea at sunset, Norddorf, Germany
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Great hornbill, Thailand
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Horsetail Fall, Yosemite National Park, California
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It s Star Wars Day
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Sky island views
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New Year s Eve in Sydney, Australia
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Red skies at Ruby Beach
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Ingenuity in action on the Santa Monica Pier
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A house of grand scale(s)
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Celebrating Mexico in a Cultural Capital
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Sanday Island and the North Sea, Scotland
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Fibonacci Day
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Enter the magical world of Livraria Lello
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Into the woods
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The buzz about bees
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Bryce Canyon National Park turns 100
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A bridge too Fawr
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Barn owl, England
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20 years later
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Mount Logan in Yukon, Canada
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Dancing in The Nutcracker