H-68 Red Eared Slider Frame:Unframed The increase in human population

The increase in human population

As the chicks mature

Beckendorf's original drawing was done in watercolor and color pencil

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H-68 Red Eared Slider Frame:Unframed The increase in human populationThe red eared slider is a very common turtle that, except for the far western portion, occurs throughout Texas. It is the turtle that, until recent years, was sold by the hundreds of thousands by pet shops across the U. S. The oldest living reptile on earth, turtles have been around since the age of the dinosaur. There are 35 species of turtles in Texas ranging in size from a little 5 inch box turtle to a giant 3 foot alligator snapping turtle. This