Terrapin
Taken at Hogganfield Loch on 1st June 2024 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.
Fact File
Terrapin.
Species:
Order:
Family:
Local names: 		Emys orbicularis.
Testudines.
Emydidae.
Pond Turtle
Habitat:
Food:

Shell:
Feature:
 		Complex. See Wikipedia
Starts from a carnivorous diet and progresses to a more herbivorous diet as it ages.
12 - 38 cms. The male is smaller than the female.