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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Skaftafell, Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland
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Mada’in Saleh archeological site in Saudi Arabia
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Camels in the desert, United Arab Emirates
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National Aviation Day
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Stompin’ with the Big Chief
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What s going on in this sky?
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Common raven
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May the Fourth be with you…
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Breckenridge, Colorado
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Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Alberta
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Denali National Park
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A day to take a moment
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Great horned owl fledglings
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Jaguar in the Pantanal wetlands
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Okefenokee Swamp
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Summer winds down in the Southern Hemisphere
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The ‘Night of Nights’
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Waiting for winter
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International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples
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Labor Day parade in 1915 Chicago
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Beaver achievers
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Why’s it called a spelling ‘bee,’ anyhow?
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Once upon a midafternoon dreary…
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A yearly sign that spring has sprung
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Big Bend National Parks birthday
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Whooper swans in Lake Kussharo, Japan
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Behold the mighty Aldeyjarfoss
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The dog days of summer
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International Lighthouse Weekend
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Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day