The beauty queen
Mirror, mirror on the wall who is the fairest of them all? ME.
The story behind this turtle
This gem of a turtle lives in the brackish waters of North America from Massachusetts to Texas. Because of its extraordinary taste, the Beauty Queen was hunted intensively. Nowadays, there are seven subspecies, which ranges partially overlap. The females at Turtle Island bury up to four clutches of eggs per year, luckily providing numerous offspring.
Facts & Figures
The beauty queen
- Diamond patterned shell
- Diamondback Terrapin
- Vulnerable
Scientific name
Malaclemys terrapin
Status
Vulnerable
Origin
North America
The beauty queen
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