Carly Fitzpatrick, an Aquarium Biologist, holds a pair of Chinese Stripe-Necked Turtle hatchlings at the Downtown Aquarium in Denver on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. 12 of the critically endangered turtles hatched recently, six of them in January and 6 of them in March. They will remain behind the scenes at the Aquarium until they are 3 years old so they aren’t bullied by other animals in the display habitats, though they will make appearances on World Turtle Day, May 23rd, and for private meet and greet opportunities.
(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Carly Fitzpatrick, an Aquarium Biologist, holds a pair of Chinese Stripe-Necked Turtle hatchlings at the Downtown Aquarium in Denver on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. 12 of the critically endangered turtles hatched recently, six of them in January and 6 of them in March. They will remain behind the scenes at the Aquarium until they are 3 years old so they aren’t bullied by other animals in the display habitats, though they will make appearances on World Turtle Day, May 23rd, and for private meet and greet opportunities.
(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)A group of Chinese Stripe-Necked Turtle hatchlings explore their habitat at the Downtown Aquarium in Denver on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. 12 of the critically endangered turtles hatched recently, six of them in January and 6 of them in March. They will remain behind the scenes at the Aquarium until they are 3 years old so they aren’t bullied by other animals in the display habitats, though they will make appearances on World Turtle Day, May 23rd, and for private meet and greet opportunities.
(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)Chinese Stripe-Necked Turtle hatchlings walk along a table outside their habitat at the Downtown Aquarium in Denver on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. 12 of the critically endangered turtles hatched recently, six of them in January and 6 of them in March. They will remain behind the scenes at the Aquarium until they are 3 years old so they aren’t bullied by other animals in the display habitats, though they will make appearances on World Turtle Day, May 23rd, and for private meet and greet opportunities.
(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)Carly Fitzpatrick, an Aquarium Biologist, holds a pair of Chinese Stripe-Necked Turtle hatchlings at the Downtown Aquarium in Denver on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. 12 of the critically endangered turtles hatched recently, six of them in January and 6 of them in March. They will remain behind the scenes at the Aquarium until they are 3 years old so they aren’t bullied by other animals in the display habitats, though they will make appearances on World Turtle Day, May 23rd, and for private meet and greet opportunities.
(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)A group of Chinese Stripe-Necked Turtle hatchlings explore their habitat at the Downtown Aquarium in Denver on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. 12 of the critically endangered turtles hatched recently, six of them in January and 6 of them in March. They will remain behind the scenes at the Aquarium until they are 3 years old so they aren’t bullied by other animals in the display habitats, though they will make appearances on World Turtle Day, May 23rd, and for private meet and greet opportunities.
(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)Chinese Stripe-Necked Turtle hatchlings walk along a table outside their habitat at the Downtown Aquarium in Denver on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. 12 of the critically endangered turtles hatched recently, six of them in January and 6 of them in March. They will remain behind the scenes at the Aquarium until they are 3 years old so they aren’t bullied by other animals in the display habitats, though they will make appearances on World Turtle Day, May 23rd, and for private meet and greet opportunities.
(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)Chinese Stripe-Necked Turtle hatchlings walk along a table outside their habitat at the Downtown Aquarium in Denver on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. 12 of the critically endangered turtles hatched recently, six of them in January and 6 of them in March. They will remain behind the scenes at the Aquarium until they are 3 years old so they aren’t bullied by other animals in the display habitats, though they will make appearances on World Turtle Day, May 23rd, and for private meet and greet opportunities.
(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)A group of Chinese Stripe-Necked Turtle hatchlings explore their habitat at the Downtown Aquarium in Denver on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. 12 of the critically endangered turtles hatched recently, six of them in January and 6 of them in March. They will remain behind the scenes at the Aquarium until they are 3 years old so they aren’t bullied by other animals in the display habitats, though they will make appearances on World Turtle Day, May 23rd, and for private meet and greet opportunities.
(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)Carly Fitzpatrick, an Aquarium Biologist, holds a pair of Chinese Stripe-Necked Turtle hatchlings at the Downtown Aquarium in Denver on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. 12 of the critically endangered turtles hatched recently, six of them in January and 6 of them in March. They will remain behind the scenes at the Aquarium until they are 3 years old so they aren’t bullied by other animals in the display habitats, though they will make appearances on World Turtle Day, May 23rd, and for private meet and greet opportunities.
(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
A Chinese Stripe-Necked Turtle hatchling learns how to right itself as it explores a table outside its habitat at the Downtown Aquarium in Denver on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. 12 of the critically endangered turtles hatched recently, six of them in January and 6 of them in March. They will remain behind the scenes at the Aquarium until they are 3 years old so they aren’t bullied by other animals in the display habitats, though they will make appearances on World Turtle Day, May 23rd, and for private meet and greet opportunities.
(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
