Sometimes you might come across turtles far away from water sources. These are actually terrapins.
How to tell turtles, tortoises and terrapins apart.
1. Turtles have webbed feet for swimming. They live mostly in the water.
2. Tortoises feet are round and stumpy for walking on land. They live on the land.
3. Terrapins have clawed feet. They live both on land and in water.Note:
The word terrapin comes from an Indian word meaning ” a little turtle”.
I found one while cycling in Ubin. I put it in a disused fishing net and released it back to the quarry lake.
There were 3 separate encounters after that. One on the mainland by the side a road. Looks like these creatures have a wanderlust during mating season.
