snapping turtles, Chelydra serpentina, mating, painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) attempting to eat algae off snapper's shell in background, and Bluegi

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snapping turtles, Chelydra serpentina, mating, painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) attempting to eat algae off snapper's shell in background, and Bluegills, Lepomis macrochirus, Maryland

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Photo credit: © John Cancalosi / Alamy / Afripics
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