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Ocelot II

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19. This one was a northern spiny softshell, which I found in Lake Pepin,

Reply to AndyS (Reply #14)

Wed Mar 3, 2021, 05:19 PM

Mar 2021

a wide spot in the Mississippi River between Minnesota and Wisconsin. They are not endangered, but its relative, the smooth softshell (Apalone mutica) is of "special concern" in the area, though it's not on the federal endangered species list.

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Today is World Wildlife Day! [View all] AndyS Mar 2021 OP

Happy World Wildlife Day! catbyte Mar 2021 #1

Nice! nt AndyS Mar 2021 #4

Lone wolf Bayard Mar 2021 #2

Cool! Lone wolf in a Good Way! nt AndyS Mar 2021 #5

This morning Tbear Mar 2021 #3

Your pic didn't show up 😥 AndyS Mar 2021 #6

A few of mine Callalily Mar 2021 #7

How nice! nt AndyS Mar 2021 #8

Those are fantastic photos, my dear Callalily! How lucky that you were able to catch them. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2021 #10

Best I can come up with is a softshell turtle, Apalone spinifera. Ocelot II Mar 2021 #9

I like soft shells more than logger heads but both are nearing endangered I think. nt AndyS Mar 2021 #14

This one was a northern spiny softshell, which I found in Lake Pepin, Ocelot II Mar 2021 #19

Bighorn Sheep William Seger Mar 2021 #11

Hummm, might make a whole different 'sheeple' meme 😀 AndyS Mar 2021 #15

A bunny at a local park: CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2021 #12

Oh, what a cute little bunny! That's a cotton tail 'cause his tail looks like a cotton ball. nt AndyS Mar 2021 #16

Elk urbanhermit Mar 2021 #13

Wow. One of your elk is bigger than 6 of my white tail! nt AndyS Mar 2021 #17

There are big elk in Rocky Mtn National Park! n/t urbanhermit Mar 2021 #18