This Mud Turtle that I found has many helpful characteristics. For one, it has claws. This adaptation helps it dig through the mud to make a burrow to hibernate, which they make at the bottom of muddy lakes, which is what I found it doing when I saw it. Also, it's black color helps it camouflage with what it burrows in, and the stripes on the head look like the surrounding weeds. Also, it's webbed feet help it swim under water. Also, the musk turtles shell gives it good protection from predators. This animal is a predator its self, eating small fish and insects. Another adaptation is the fact that they have feet. This allows them to go out of water and make dens for their eggs and sun bathe. Obviously, the Mud Turtle is well equipped to survive easily in life.
