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Turtles of the World: A Guide To Every Family–A Book Review by a Turtle Lover

10,000 Birds

Turtles are the reptile everybody loves. It’s useful to remember the names of the two suborders of Testudines (the reptile order that includes all turtles): Cryptodira (turtles that retract their heads vertically and sea turtles–most of the turtles in the world) and Pleurodirans (turtles that retract their heads sideways).

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German Birding Blitz

10,000 Birds

And for those of you who are completely bird-centric, herps has less to do with diseases and more to do with reptiles and amphibians (and in a way, are not all birders technically herpers too?). Once on our own, Jess and I decided to try a fun experiment. The original salamander – the Fire Salamander.