Red-eared slider - Slider turtle (Trachemys scripta elegans) swimming in a pond Oleron Island - France

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Native to the southern USA, that turtle was sold as pet in other places. Because of the release of a lot of them, it became an invasive species in different countries.

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Size: 4256px × 2836px
Location: Oleron Island - France
Photo credit: © Robert HENNO / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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