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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Let the harvest begin
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Go Fly a Kite Day
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Great horned owl near Lake Tohopekaliga, Florida
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Spot on for International Cat Day
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A valley view at 9,000 feet
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World Honey Bee Day
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Bluebells in Hertfordshire, England
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Red-necked grebes during breeding season
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Going with the floe
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Welcome to the Ring of Fire
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National Aviation Day
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Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, England
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It’s Napping Day
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Diwali
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Celebrating whales—and a whale of a tale
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A polar bear near Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
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Harvest time in the Palouse
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Protect your neck
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Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
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Let the games (finally) begin!
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San Francisco’s City Hall illuminated by the iconic colors of Pride
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Dance of the egret
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The tallest animal in the world on the longest day of the year
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Embracing the cold
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Tombeau du Géant in Bouillon, Belgium
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Tom Turkey takes Manhattan
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Moeraki Boulders, South Island, New Zealand
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Great on so many levels
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