This article was originally published on Critter Science.

The red-eared slider, aka red-eared terrapin, is a semi aquatic turtle species that initially hails from the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico regions. However, due to careless husbandry, thousands have been released into the wild, only to become an invasive species. Now feral populations can be found throughout […]

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