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
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Signs of life in the Empty Quarter
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Classical music takes center stage
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Albion Falls, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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It’s Penguin Awareness Day
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Frost on autumn leaves
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Tulips, Netherlands
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Lionfish off the coast of Indonesia
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Tasmans Arch, Tasmania, Australia
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Green sea turtle on World Oceans Day
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Take this for a spin...
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75th anniversary of the Spruce Goose
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Cold? What cold?
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Mada in Saleh, Saudi Arabia
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Anniversary of Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah
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The Matterhorn reflected in Lake Stellisee at sunrise, Zermatt, Switzerland
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National Take the Stairs Day
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Spire Cove in Kenai Fjords National Park, Seward, Alaska
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Groundhog Day
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Surf s up—Down Under
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Agüero, Huesca province, Spain
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Rapa Nui National Park, Easter Island, Chile
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Cedar Mesa, Utah, for Indigenous Peoples Day
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World Lizard Day
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It s Tolkien Reading Day
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Native American Heritage Day
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Summer winds down in the Southern Hemisphere
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Vietnam’s new bridge deserves a big hand
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Lion cubs, South Africa
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World Rainforest Day
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Skyscraper Day
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