An eastern chicken turtle crawls through the grass on a hot Central Florida afternoon, headed for a nearby pond.

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Size: 5015px × 3344px
Location: Lake City, Florida
Photo credit: © B.C. Vorderbrug / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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