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Animals

Hellenic Pond Terrapin (Emys orbicularis ssp hellenica)

Wikipedia:

🇬🇧 The Hellenic Pond Terrapin is a species of long-living freshwater turtle in the family Emydidae and is native to Greece. It inhabits ponds, slow rivers and marshes, feeding on plants, insects and small fish.

🇬🇷 Το Hellenic Pond Terrapin είναι ένα είδος μακρόβιας χελώνας του γλυκού νερού της οικογένειας Emydidae και είναι εγγενές στην Ελλάδα. Κατοικεί σε λίμνες, αργά ποτάμια και έλη, τρέφεται με φυτά, έντομα και μικρά ψάρια.

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