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Painted Turtles. By Dan Carroll. Appearance. Painted turtle babies are born black. When their fully grown, they get red and yellow striped skin. Red, yellow, green, black, and tan are the colors that appear on their shell. Diet. The painted turtle is a omnivore that eats: - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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By Dan Carroll
Painted Turtles
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AppearancePainted turtle babies are born black. When
their fully grown, they get red and yellow striped skin.
Red, yellow, green, black, and tan are the colors that appear on their shell.
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Diet
The painted turtle is a omnivore that eats:
common duckweed, aquatic worm, lizard’s tail, pond snail, creek chub, pickerelweed, crane fly, and eastern mosquitofish
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You can find the painted turtle in forests, lakes, grasslands, marshes, ponds, fresh water, and all across America.
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AdaptationsAdaptations
Adaptation How It helps the Animal Survive
Webbed feet Help swim like fins
color Helps blend in
shell Protects them from predators
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Amazing Facts:Believe it or not, it’s a reptile. They can live up to be 20 years old. Their shell is connected to their skeleton. It
is also made of 60 bones.
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Resources
Websites Recourses: Title
fcsp.edu/islandcreeks/ecology/orgainism_menu. htm
URL : Organism menu-Microsoft internet provided by Tohickon Valley
Date accessed: 10/7