Painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) laying eggs, Eastern North America, by Dominique Braud/Dembinsky Photo Assoc

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Photo credit: © Dominique Braud/Dembinsky Photo Associates/Alamy / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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