Note that I am a Tortoise, although also a Turtle*.
Turtles can go in the water, I live exclusively on land
For me, swimming is an insurmountable hurdle!
* Please read the article linked below, but to quote it:
All tortoises are in fact turtles—that is, they belong to the order Testudines or Chelonia, reptiles having bodies encased in a bony shell—but not all turtles are tortoises. [...] The most important thing to remember about tortoises is that they are exclusively land creatures.
Sources: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/FLFFWCC/bulletins/fcaa6e
https://www.britannica.com/story/whats-the-difference-between-a-turtle-and-a-tortoise
Photo and text © 2021 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
Photo and text © 2021 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
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