terrapin
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Bonded by their love of chelonians — turtles, terrapins and tortoises — the two men began traveling the world together to research the reptiles.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 25, 2024
Volpe said he has been fascinated with diamondback terrapins since moving to nearby Wildwood Crest in 2009.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 8, 2022
As the sun sets in brilliant rays of red and orange over the ocean the terrapins make their way from the water to lay their eggs on, well, the very beach that Jake just combed.
From Salon • May 23, 2022
Diamondback terrapins, hunted almost to extinction during the colonial era for turtle soup, currently number around 10,000.
From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2022
Later that day, when I got home from school, Dad told me two terrapins had drowned in my pots.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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