Diamondback Terrapins Meet Nat & Kaye Emens
Turtle Journal brought its multimedia Turtles Gone Wild presentation to the Lakeville Historical Society on Wednesday night. To be certain that Don Lewis and Sue Wieber Nourse got all the facts right, a cadre of hard-shelled guests came along to keep the Turtle Journal team on the straight and narrow. A female and male pair of diamondback terrapins took the night off from romance at the Outer Cape mating aggregation. A female spotted turtle came along from a SouthCoast bog where she has been waiting for her turn to nest. And a two year old juvenile painted turtle thought it would be fun to show off his stuff for two legged critters.
Historical Society Members Meet Male Diamondback Terrapin
While the SRO (standing room only) crowd endured Don’s turtle stories, they truly lit up when Sue introduced them to our reptilian guests.
Dad Meets Momma Terp; Daughter Holds Handsome Dude
Of all the specimens on hand, none wowed the audience more than the diamondback terrapin pair. As is the way with terrapins, the female is significantly larger than her male companion. At the end of the evening, all went off into an exquisite May evening knowing a lot more about turtles and their history in Massachusetts, and smiling at the comical antics of these warm-hearted, cold-blooded creatures.