Nature Production / Reeves / Chinese pond turtle (Chinemys reevesii) egg hatching, Japan, sequence 1/3

Nature Production / Reeves / Chinese pond turtle (Chinemys reevesii) egg hatching, newly hatched turtle walking away, Japan, sequence 3/3

Nature Production / Reeves / Chinese pond turtle (Chinemys reevesii) egg hatching, Japan, sequence 2/3

Nature Production / Reeve's / Chinese pond turtle (Chinemys reevesii) walking through grass, leaving a track, Japan

Pete Oxford / Softshell Turtle (Trionychinae) covered with pond weed, Bharatpur National Park, Rajasthan, India

Pete Oxford / Softshell Turtle (Trionychidae) covered with pond weed, Bharatpur National Park, Rajasthan, India

Roland Seitre / Chinese pond turtle (Mauremys reevesii) in pond, captive, Corsica.

Tony Wu / One-month old Chinese pond turtle (Mauremys reevesii), 2.8cm long, preparing to climb up a crack between two rocks. Rescued from road, hand-reared now. Japan. Controlled conditions.

Tony Wu / Juvenile Chinese pond turtle (Mauremys reevesii) on hand, a few days old. Rescued from a road, hand-reared now, Japan.

Tony Wu / Juvenile Chinese pond turtle (Mauremys reevesii), measuring 10cm, climbing in enclosure. They have sharp claws and strong muscles, and are excellent climbers. Rescued from a road, hand-reared now, Jap...

Tony Wu / Juvenile Chinese pond turtle (Mauremys reevesii), measuing 10cm, in terrarium. Rescued from a road, hand-reared now, Japan. Controlled conditions.

Tony Wu / Juvenile Chinese pond turtle (Mauremys reevesii), measuing 10cm, in terrarium. Rescued from a road, hand-reared now, Japan. Controlled conditions.