Have you greeted any turtles lately?

Our usual haunt - a pond didnt turn up any turtles. A Turtle Splash deserted.

An Education center near by had some turtles on viewing. Once there, it was a tiny turtle in the warm tank. Beneath the display were garden turtles.

After playing with finger puppets, trying to view snakes as innocent creatures, the assistant broke the secret. The bigger tortoise is hibernating. 

From the Turtles & Tortoises book I learnt that there's a reason why the small one didnt hibernate. It wasnt let to. Baby turtles are not allowed to hibernate for  a year or two so they can grow well and then handle the winter on their own. Hmm. Now why didnt I ask this question at the center?