Okavango Mud Turtle (Pelusios bechuanicus) basking by a pond : (Pix Sanjiv Shukla)

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Size: 3312px × 3104px
Location: South Africa
Photo credit: © Sanjiv Shukla / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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