A painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) swimming underwater in a Wisconsin freshwater lake. It spends it time in aquatic vegetation at the bottom.

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Size: 5740px × 3831px
Location: Wisconsin, USA
Photo credit: © Anton Sorokin / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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