"Testudines"

#10186272

20 June 2023

A turtle rests on the Tidal Basin sidewalk at high tide, the Washington Monument reflected in the water. The turtle was able to reach the sidewalk due to flooding, which washes over the sidewalk and trees. In 2005, coastal flooding was a rare event at the Basin, but climate change now causes daily flooding. This flooding poses a significant threat to the Basin’s iconic cherry trees.

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#10186274

20 June 2023

A turtle rests on the Tidal Basin sidewalk at high tide, the Washington Monument reflected in the water. The turtle was able to reach the sidewalk due to flooding, which washes over the sidewalk and trees. In 2005, coastal flooding was a rare event at the Basin, but climate change now causes daily flooding. This flooding poses a significant threat to the Basin’s iconic cherry trees.

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#10186214

20 June 2023

A turtle rests on the Tidal Basin sidewalk at high tide, the Washington Monument reflected in the water. The turtle was able to reach the sidewalk due to flooding, which washes over the sidewalk and trees. In 2005, coastal flooding was a rare event at the Basin, but climate change now causes daily flooding. This flooding poses a significant threat to the Basin’s iconic cherry trees.

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#10186212

20 June 2023

A turtle rests on the Tidal Basin sidewalk at high tide, the Washington Monument reflected in the water. The turtle was able to reach the sidewalk due to flooding, which washes over the sidewalk and trees. In 2005, coastal flooding was a rare event at the Basin, but climate change now causes daily flooding. This flooding poses a significant threat to the Basin’s iconic cherry trees.

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#7169118

3 October 2021

A Florida softshell turtle (Apalone ferox) at a nature reserve near Everglades National Park in Florida, USA. The Florida softshell turtle is a species of softshell turtle native to the southeastern United States, and is one of the fastest turtles to move on land.

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