Turtlesinger, Inc.


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Mission Statement: To educate and entertain the public about turtles with original songs and/or live turtles.


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September 26, 2020



Happy National Pancake Day: Turtles And Pancakes!



The photo you saw to get here was in honor of Johnny Appleseed Day, and I (Karen, The Turtlesinger) actually am a descendant of Johnny Appleseed! Some turtles, like tortoises, can enjoy eating apples, too.


The photo here is of a fabulous New Jersey turtle called a softshell turtle, so we thought we would post it in honor of National Pancake Day, since this turtle’s shell resembles a pancake! And speaking of pancakes—and celebrating National Public Lands Day, too—one of our favorite public lands is Cape May Point State Park. They had a softshell turtle there, which the public helped name (speaking of National Pancake Day): Flapjack!


At the Wetlands Institute’s Turtle Fest, the festivities included delicious pancakes imprinted with turtle outlines (I wish I had taken a picture)!


There actually is a small African tortoise called a pancake tortoise! Their flat shells enable them to fit closely under rocks to avoid predators, and I used to help care for one when I got my training in reptiles at the Bronx Zoo Reptile House.


For a photo from another of our favorite public lands, SCROLL DOWN…



September 26, 2020



Happy National Public Lands Day!



One of our favorite public lands and turtle places is the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in Brigantine, New Jersey. We love taking the wildlife drive there through miles of the salt marshes.


Every spring we visit to see all the diamondback terrapins there, but we’ve also seen painted, mud, box, and snapping turtles there, too!


We also visit there every winter to see the hundreds of snow geese pictured here who visit this beautiful public land. One winter we were treated to the sight of a snowy owl, too!


We hope you celebrate one of these special days today: Johnny Appleseed Day, National Pancake Day, and National Public Lands Day—or all three!


Thanks as always for reading.





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