This is a photo of a Wood Turtle (animal) taken at the Wild Center in Tupper Lake. While this photo does not depict the Wood Turtle in its most natural environment, the Wild Center aims to help educate the public about the "Adirondack Story." Within the wild center many types of native ADK species and environments can be seen. Similar to the Bog Turtle, the Wood Turtle spends much of its time near wet areas (rivers, ponds, etc.), preferably wet areas where there is not a lot of water movement. This set of species is very old, and to give you an estimate of just how old, the Wood Turtle was pushed south by glaciers. What I found most interesting about this photo, and the wood turtle in general, is the pattern on the turtle's shell -- it is made up of Keratin and Bone. Keratin is what human fingernails are made up of. An interesting combination! (referenced wikipedia and woodturtle.com)