Happy World Turtle Day! 13 Totally Tubular Turtles

Big, small, squatty, long... all in all pretty funny looking. We've gotta say, we're thankful for turtles! We've put together all the cutest turtle photos we can find as a grand gesture of appreciation for these rad reptilians.

1. Aldabra giant tortoise

Tonya Laker/Citizen Image

SLOW AND STEADY: The Aldabra giant tortoise is a threatened species, although it also has a long history of conservation, dating as far back as Charles Darwin.

2. Hawksbill sea turtle

ZUMA Press

(Eretmochelys imbricata)

Range: Tropical oceans worldwide

Status: Critically endangered

Threats: Bycatch in fishing gear, boat strikes, oil spills, disturbance of eggs in nest

3. Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle

Via en.wikipedia.org

(Chitra indica)

Range: India, Nepal, Bangladesh

Status: Endangered

Threats: Habitat loss, hunting (for food, materials and folk medicines)

4. Bog turtle

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service / Via Flickr: usfwsnortheast

(Glyptemys muhlenbergii)

Range: Eastern U.S.

Status: Critically endangered

Threats: Habitat loss, pet trade, invasive plants

5. Eastern long-necked turtle

Via Flickr: mcouper

(Chelodina longicollis)

Range: Australia

Status: Least concern

Threats: Road mortality, pet trade

6. Diamondback terrapin

Via Flickr: gr8dnes

(Malaclemys terrapin)

Range: Eastern U.S., Gulf Coast

Status: Near threatened

Threats: Habitat loss, hunting for food, bycatch in crab traps, pet trade, roads

7. Wood turtle

Via Flickr: bonnyboy

(Glyptemys insculpta)

Range: Northeast U.S., southeast Canada

Status: Endangered

Threats: Habitat loss, pet trade, roads, farming accidents

8. Gopher tortoise

Via Flickr: craigoneal

(Gopherus polyphemus)

Range: Southeast U.S.

Status: Vulnerable

Threats: Habitat loss, hunting for food, pet trade, roads

9. Alligator snapping turtle

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(Macrochelys temminckii)

Range: Southern U.S.

Status: Vulnerable

Threats: Habitat loss, hunting for food, pet trade, bycatch in fishing gear

10. Kemp's Ridley sea turtle

U.S. National Ocean Service / Via Flickr: usoceangov

(Lepidochelys kempii)

Range: Western Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico

Status: Critically endangered

Threats: Bycatch in fishing gear, boat strikes, oil spills, disturbance of eggs in nest

11. Painted turtle

Via Flickr: emples

(Chrysemys picta)

Range: Canada, U.S., Mexico

Status: Least concern

Threats: Habitat loss, pet trade, roads

12. Yellow-spotted Amazon river turtle

Via Flickr: kaiban

(Podocnemis unifilis)

Range: Amazon River Basin

Status: Vulnerable

Threats: Pet trade, hunting for food, collection of eggs for food

13. Green sea turtle

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(Chelonia mydas)

Range: Tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide

Status: Endangered

Threats: Bycatch in fishing gear, boat strikes, oil spills, disturbance of eggs in nest