Terry Vandewalle

Turtles in Your Pocket: A Guide to Freshwater and Terrestrial Turtles of the Upper Midwest

ISBN: 978-1-60938-061-8
EAN: 9781609380618
Produktnummer: 11398046
Verlag: Univ Of Iowa Pr
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Masse: H23.1 cm x B10.6 cm x D0.7 cm 72 g
Gewicht: 72

From the hefty alligator snapping turtle--the largest freshwater turtle in North America and the only turtle in the world with a predatory lure in its mouth--to the wood turtle, which uses worm stomping to catch earthworms, to the lovely ornate box turtle, which closes its shell completely for self-defense, the slow-but-sure turtle is an intriguing reptile. Terry VanDeWalle provides a complete description of each species, both male and female, along with distinguishing characteristics for fourteen subspecies, information about range and habitat, and natural history notes about behavior, hibernation, diet, and nesting. Two panels devoted to ha… Mehr