#world turtle day

[great-and-small]

[hometoursandotherstuff]

Let's Shellibrate!

[monebula-art]

WORLD TURTLE DAY MAGMA!!!

I'm hosting this as an event in my server but I'd love it if the whole community would participate! Share your love of turtles everywhere in honor of World Turtle Day! (May 23rd)

The Magma will be open all weekend so show the Turtles some love!!!

UPDATE: So sorry everyone! There was a mixup with the link!!

World Turtle Day Celebration! | Magma – Multiplayer art platform for Art Jams and creative workflows

THIS SHOULD BE THE CORRECT AND WORKING ONE!!!

[floridaboiler]

After four long years, a Leatherback sea turtle — Earth’s largest living turtle — has returned to Sanibel Island, Florida, to nest once again. Weighing nearly a ton and stretching up to seven feet long, this gentle giant rose from the dark surf under moonlight, driven by the same ancient pull that guides her kind back to the beach where they were born — a miracle of nature called natal homing.

The Leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) is a creature of extremes — a deep diver that can withstand frigid polar waters, yet return to tropical sands to create life. Unlike any other turtle, its leathery shell flexes with pressure, allowing it to roam thousands of miles across the open ocean, feeding on jellyfish and crossing continents between nesting cycles.

For Sanibel Island’s conservation teams, this rare visit is more than a spectacle — it’s a triumph. Leatherbacks are endangered, facing relentless threats from plastic pollution, fishing gear entanglement, and climate change. Each nesting female represents a fragile thread in a story 100 million years old — a lineage that has survived the extinction of dinosaurs, shifting continents, and rising seas.

When she finished laying her eggs, she turned back toward the surf, vanishing into the dark water with the same quiet grace that brought her ashore. Beneath the sand, a new generation now waits — tiny hearts beating in rhythm with the tides.

It’s not just a return; it’s a promise — that life, if given the chance, will always find its way home

[ultraericthered]

Happy World Turtle Day, everyone!

[eldritchgray]

Happy World Turtle Day, have some catchphrases!

[vigoburrito]

Happy World Turtle Day!!! Here is the illustration I made for @bloobluebloo's Sri Lankan retelling of the Turtle Prince for the @20kleagueszine

[arthistoryanimalia]

Another wonderful piece to celebrate #WorldTurtleDay 🐢 during #BearAwarenessWeek 🐻:

Randy Chitto (Choctaw, b.1962)

Turtle Storyteller with Bear Hide

Ceramic sculpture, H 10 1/8 inches (25.7 cm)

"Randy's artistic journey primarily centers around the turtle, symbolizing the Choctaw's storytellers, and the bear, representing the strength and courage of the male facet of the tribe."

https://randychitto.com/bio