9ºC - REVIS S.'PET - Lily

This is my turtle. Her name is Lily. She is still a baby - two months old. She is lovely. She spends most of the day swimming around her aquarium. She loves sleeping on a sort of island inside the aquarium. When she rests on the island, she keeps her shell under the water but her head is above the water. Although she spends most her time underwater, she breathes air and must surface at regular intervals to refill her lungs. Lily is very sweet and I hope she will live long to keep us company for many, many years. Did you know that the flesh of turtles is considered a delicacy in some countries? E.g. turtle soup is a prized dish in Anglo-American cuisine. If they had a Lily like mine, they would not be able to eat any flesh of turtle!!!