From my visit
to Amirthi zoological park last month, I took time to watch and shoot the
Indian black turtles or pond turtles left in a partial glass tank. I think I
last saw live turtles and tortoises in Madras Crocodile Bank, a decade back, but
I continue to see these in images from blogs I follow inspired me not to miss
shooting these medium-sized freshwater turtle found in South Asia.
Though it named
black turtle, the colour of its upper shell or carapace can vary from reddish
to dark brown and black with yellow streaks running along its length. The underside
is uniformly brown and the turtle’s face may have yellow or orange marks and
spots, with color varying between subspecies.
The black turtle
still appears to be common in India and Nepal is classified as threatened in Bangladesh
and Myanmar.
9 comments:
The way they stretch their necks reminds me of snakes. 😕
I've never seen a black turtle. Awesome photo and thanks for sharing these images.
Beautiful Turtles .You captured their long necks so well too.
Beautiful creatures
Fantastic photography of the wonderful turtles!
Happy Moments to You,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
...Jeevan, such wonderful image of these turtles. I'm enjoy the sea turtle that I see resting on the beach here on Maui.
Aren't they beautiful! We love our turtles here in Florida but I've never seen one like this! Great photos!
Looks like they are waiting for food.
Hello,
I love your post and the turtles. Great information, thanks for sharing your post. Have a happy day and week ahead.
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