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KSC-08pd1624

NASA / KSC · 2008-06-10 · photograph (digital archive)

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This Florida softshell turtle is caught out of the water near the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. A totally aquatic freshwater turtle, it prefers lakes and slow-moving rivers. The species main food is crayfish, fish, frogs, tadpoles and some vegetation. It ranges throughout all of Florida.

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Credit lineKSC-08pd1624. NASA/KSC, 2008-06-10. Public domain. ID: KSC-08pd1624.
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