tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56261223491633963802024-02-19T01:50:02.348-08:00The Western Pond TurtlesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626122349163396380.post-25482685080960660912012-02-26T17:40:00.002-08:002012-03-09T16:23:47.238-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span><br />
<div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8TqnvlYKX09OL_EcJORoGIUmwqoY7ubwBusaNvLi_vE5rnM-OCt9489EefevJloc4f8oCZJE63RLiQGSUhHvuqxqRZh199vZ45bIxWiLpu5FxEQt0VcjgNfNMYfPgBkRySRnSnvDNzU4/s1600/pond+turte.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: orange; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 21px;"><b>Fun Facts About Western Pond Turtles</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span><br />
<div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLIaiEg4Dek8inHGYzVIkDVyiyh4VRuL49YnRP3qzFtQs8jrG4sYEXe8yOYDGhrOs1Av4idX4rtdmN75d3QGubOAFZ1lEVJZPoCbrYJ11V4HnXIn9vVsjMPe7uGUfQasUTXKrOghSGZFk/s1600/western-turtle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLIaiEg4Dek8inHGYzVIkDVyiyh4VRuL49YnRP3qzFtQs8jrG4sYEXe8yOYDGhrOs1Av4idX4rtdmN75d3QGubOAFZ1lEVJZPoCbrYJ11V4HnXIn9vVsjMPe7uGUfQasUTXKrOghSGZFk/s1600/western-turtle.jpg" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLIaiEg4Dek8inHGYzVIkDVyiyh4VRuL49YnRP3qzFtQs8jrG4sYEXe8yOYDGhrOs1Av4idX4rtdmN75d3QGubOAFZ1lEVJZPoCbrYJ11V4HnXIn9vVsjMPe7uGUfQasUTXKrOghSGZFk/s1600/western-turtle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></a></div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLIaiEg4Dek8inHGYzVIkDVyiyh4VRuL49YnRP3qzFtQs8jrG4sYEXe8yOYDGhrOs1Av4idX4rtdmN75d3QGubOAFZ1lEVJZPoCbrYJ11V4HnXIn9vVsjMPe7uGUfQasUTXKrOghSGZFk/s1600/western-turtle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></a><br />
<ul><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">
</span>
<li><span style="color: #38761d;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">
</span><span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Western pond turtles do not like to be disturbed. If humans approach
them, they will hide under rocks or logs.</span></span></strong></span></li>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">
</span>
<li><span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span><span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Western pond turtles are
also known as Pacific pond turtles or Pacific mud turtles.</strong></span></span></li>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">
</span>
<li><span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Western pond turtles can only
swallow their food in water </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pond turtles search for food using
sight or smell.</span></span></strong></span></li>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">
</span>
<li><span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Until the 1930’s, humans consumed
pond turtles to make soup.</strong></span></span></li>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">
</span>
<li><span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #38761d;">Western pond turtles are friendly;
they don't bite.</span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span>
<span style="background-color: white; color: orange;"></span>
</span></strong></li>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">
</span></ul>
<div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="color: #616265; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span><br />
<div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="color: #616265; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span><br />
<div>
</div>
</div>
<ul style="color: #5d6265; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">
</span></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1