Exif : 1/1250s, f/8.0, 420mm, ISO400
These terrapins were basking in the morning sun at BR Hills. So what is the difference between terrapin, tortoise and turtle ?
* A terrapin is usually found in most home tanks - they live mainly on land but need water to wet themselves with. They are both carnivorous, they have a liking to eat small fishes, and vegetarian – eating water weeds and algae.
* A tortoise is a land creature. They are strictly vegetarian and hibernates through winter. The star tortoise is a tropical tortoise and does not hibernate. They make good garden pets as they eat up the weeds, but are not good in flats. A good choice for those living in houses.
* A turtle is a sea dwelling creature – again eating fish and vegetables. They cannot live on land, only coming to shore to lay eggs before returning to sea. They are not good to keep as a pet at all.
Uptil the point I posted this I used to think terrapin is another cool name for tortoise...:-) Looks like it is more than that.
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