I came across this turtle by chance at our local pond, it was basking in the sun on the log.
Turtles love to rest on logs in the sun because they're cold-blooded animals and they rely on the sun to warm up. The sun helps them stay warm enough to be active, digest food, and move around.
So when you see turtles all lined up on a log, they're basically having a spa day—warming up, staying healthy, and soaking up the sun!
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In winter as the weather cools, they slow down and sink to the bottom of the pond and stay buried in the mud. While they’re under there, they stop eating and barely move.
They breathe through their skin. The mud at the bottom of the pond is insulated enough to keep them from freezing, and their metabolism gets so slow they barely need oxygen.
Turtles are just chilling quietly in the pond muck, waiting for spring.
Generally, life is good.
