Juan Manuel Borrero / Side-necked Terrapin (Podocnemis unifilis) hatchlings in the hand, and ready to be released. Pacaya Samiria National Reserve. Amazon Basin. Loreto. Peru

Michel Roggo / Yellow-spotted river turtle (Podocnemis unifilis), Los Lagos, Beni, Bolivia, October.

Angelo Gandolfi / Geoffroy's side-necked turtle (Phrynops geoffroanus) in the Cerrado. Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

Konrad Wothe / Amazon river turtles (Podocnemis unifilis) group basking on log, Tambopata National Reserve, Peru.

Lucas Bustamante / Three Yellow spotted / Amazon river turtles (Podocnemis unifilis) on log in water, Yasuni National Park, Orellana, Ecuador, Vulnerable species.

Juergen & Christine Sohns / Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) with East African Serrated Mud Turtles (Pelusios sinuatus) on back, Sabi-sands Game Reserve, South Africa

Thomas Marent / Savanna Side-necked Turtle (Podocnemis vogli) pair, Los Llanos, Colombia

Martin Gabriel / Seychelles black mud turtle (Pelusios subniger parietalis),Victoria Botanical Garden, Mahe Island, Republic of Seychelles. Captive. Critically endangered,

Jen Guyton / East African black mud turtle (Pelusios subniger) in seasonal pond. Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique.

Jen Guyton / East African black mud turtle (Pelusios subniger) in seasonal pond. Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique.

Jen Guyton / East African black mud turtle (Pelusios subniger) in seasonal pond. Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique.

Jen Guyton / East African black mud turtle (Pelusios subniger) in seasonal pond. Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique.