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Giant snakehead sea turtle
Animal world

Giant snakehead sea turtle

Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) is recognized as the largest sea turtle in the world and the fourth largest reptile after 3 giant crocodiles.

December 16, 2018
Discovered turtle breathed by tongue
Animal world

Discovered turtle breathed by tongue

Scientists at the University of Vienna, Austria have discovered a special ability of the North American musk turtle, the ability to breathe through the tongue.

December 16, 2018
Great migrations
Animal world

Great migrations

Leatherback turtles travel more than 20,000 km to feed, and the Arctic terns often cross the road more than 80,000 km to change their accommodation.

December 16, 2018
Her impotence before the turtle
Animal world

Her impotence before the turtle

Her aunt tried to turn the turtle into dinner, but she struggled with her prey for nearly half an hour.

December 16, 2018
Secretly dress 99 nooks and death of turtle tools
Animal world

Secretly dress 99 nooks and death of turtle tools

Next to the floating mound, there is often a big tortoise-like turtle, it must be weighed at half weight. The special thing is that the whole body of this turtle is silv…

December 16, 2018
For the first time, rare turtles live in nature
Animal world

For the first time, rare turtles live in nature

Arakan forest turtles are one of the world's rarest turtles, often known only through museum specimens and a few captive individuals. Recently, for the first time, it wa…

December 16, 2018
Saving 34 lives of rare turtles
Animal world

Saving 34 lives of rare turtles

From Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park (Quang Binh Province), the park has released 9 rare turtles to the forest and handed over 25 other individuals to Cuc Phuong Turtl…

December 16, 2018
The incredible journey of sea turtles
Animal world

The incredible journey of sea turtles

The amazing journey of a green turtle from Indonesia to the Australian waters helps conservationists follow the route of this animal's migration to the Kimberley-Pilbara…

December 16, 2018
Restoration of the Quan Dong turtle
Animal world

Restoration of the Quan Dong turtle

NOAA's Marine Animal Service and the US Fish and Wildlife Service have announced that the plan to revive the sea turtle department of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean.

December 16, 2018
The world's oldest creature
Animal world

The world's oldest creature

At the age of 176, giant Jonathan turtles still look healthy and robust. 'Instrument' is one of the oldest living animals in the world today.

December 16, 2018