Turtle Race: Boys vs. Girls

[tttaylorrr]

The Eastern Long-Neck turtle!!! these guys are found in Australia, and they have a weirdly long neck that allows them to strike and grab prey.


DID U KNO? when threatened, they use glands in their armpits and groin to let out a very smelly odor that puts off predators!

more info here: https://australianmuseum.net.au/east...-necked-turtle

[Timelugia]

The mata mata or Chelus fimbriata feeds through a method known as implosion feeding where they create a suction force that sucks in fish.

[tttaylorrr]

turtles are among the most threatened groups of animals on the planet!

Of the 207 species of turtle and tortoise alive today, 129 of them are listed by IUCN as vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered. That's an incredible 62% of the species!

link: https://www.turtleconservancy.org/about/

[Reinz]

Way to go girls!

[Ax01]

The Chinese Soft-Shell turtle excretes urine from its mouth, which allows it to survive in briny water. This is the only animal ever observed to do so

Australia has a turtle known as the bum-breathering turtle (Rheodytes leukops) which is the only amniote to lay its eggs submerged in water. They nest in the middle of bodies of water right as the dry season begins. Thus when the eggs hatch the baby turtles are on land.

That's for the girls

the race is heating up!

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[Ax01]

3 fun Chelonia facts from Taylor, T.Lugia and Taylor! girls and boys are tied!



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[Avsha531]

Let's go guys, need someone to post before I can post again...

[tttaylorrr]

Let's go guys, need someone to post before I can post again...

no!!!

c'mon ladies!

[Reinz]

There is a strange Herpes virus causing tumor growths in sea turtles along the Texas coast.


Sorry, I can’t do links on an iPad.

I never even knew that we had sea turtles. Due to the water being so filthy like lake water, Galveston area that is. You can only see your hand a few inches beneath the water. Maybe it’s cleaner at Padre Island, IDK.

The Wildlife people catch the infected Sea Turtles and Veterinarians surgically remove the tumors.



The turtles lay clutches of eggs counting from 80-120. They are removed from the beaches for safety and incubated and then released.

[Timelugia]

Baby sea turtles find the ocean by detecting the light that bounces off the surface. This is why some areas have laws preventing houses on the beach from leaving their porch lights on during hatching season as the house lights can confuse the baby turtles