What is the turtle?

turtle bog (Glyttemes Muhlenbergii) holds the award that he is the smallest turtle in North America. The adult is usually 4 inches (10 centimeters) and tilts the standards to 4 ounces (110 grams). The reptile is mainly along the Atlantic coast in the United States and has a life expectancy for more than 40 years and lives in humid areas, including swamps, swamps, swamps and streams. The development of its habitat has reduced the turtle population and the animal is protected by the Act on Endangered Species.

mostly dark color, the turtle is known for clear features along its neck. Near the eye and on the side of the head, the turtle has a lively colored stain. Stains can be orange, yellow or red or a combination of colors. Color signs become brighter, as the tortoise ages aging.

The turtle bog can be found in the northeastern United States, in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Delaware, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Pennsylvania. To the south, the colony of the tortoises in Maryland, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia are located. In SThe all -powerful creatures feed on insects including crickets, beetles and Millipedes. The turtle diet may also include some plants such as cabbage and weeds. In addition, the turtle can eat frogs, tadpoles, snails, newts, crayfish and nesting birds.

turtle, which is a cold -blooded animal, is more active during the day, especially early in the morning or late afternoon. During the warm summer months, during the hottest part of the day, turtles can look for coverage in the burrow or at the bottom of shallow water. During the winter months hibernation in underwater swamps, which can be up to 18 inches (around 45 centimeters). Turtles of swamps will often be hibernation as a group - even with other turtles.

The brows of the swamps include foxes, raccoons, snakes about water, dogs, muscrate and large birds. To protect himself, the tortoise can be hidden in the mud. Turtles are also illegally hunted as pets. Other threats for the turtle include dischargedand the fulfillment of wetland creatures.

At a time when they are 8 years old, the marshy tortoises are usually sexually mature and generally at the beginning of spring after hibernation combine tortoises. The man usually tries to find a partner by throwing himself or founding on a woman. The woman in sunny places puts up to five small white eggs. The hatch may take up to two months. At the birth of the turtle, it measures about 1 inch (2.4 centimeters) long.