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English: African helmeted turtle (Pelomedusa subrufa), Phinda Private Game Reserve, South Africa
Español: Tortuga de escudo africana (Pelomedusa subrufa), reserva privada de Phinda, KwaZulu-Natal, Sudáfrica.
Українська: Африканська черепаха (Pelomedusa subrufa), приватний заповідник Фінда, ПАР.
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Source Own work, from Sharp Photography, sharpphotography.co.uk
Author
Charles J. Sharp (1951–)  wikidata:Q54800218
 
Alternative names
Charles James Sharp; Charlesjsharp; Charles James Sharp Bentley; Charles Bentley
Description British wildlife photographer
Date of birth September 1951 Edit this at Wikidata
Work period from 2003
date QS:P,+2003-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+2003-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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creator QS:P170,Q54800218
Camera location27° 46′ 37.2″ S, 32° 20′ 56.4″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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Captions

Crazy African helmeted turtle (Pelomedusa subrufa) closeup at ground level.

Items portrayed in this file

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African helmeted turtle

Skille

inception

26 October 2014

coordinates of the point of view

27°46'37"S, 32°20'56"E

exposure time

0.003125 second

focal length

400 millimetre

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