Pig-Nosed Turtle Time? Pig-Nosed Turtle Time!
Winner of Most Boopable Turt Snoot Since Ever, the pig-nose turtle! Also known as the Fly River turtle or the pitted-shell turtle!
Only living member of the family Carettochelyidae! Very close to softshell turtles, but not quite!
Native to Australia and New Guinea! Friend from Down Under!
Unless you mess with home territory, then... grump!
Very mysterious sometimes, needs research, but we do know some things! Like they sometimes gather around hydrothermal vents in the cooler seasons!
Also, they can grow to be 50 pounds and more than 22 inches long! So very shaped!
Snoot is a powerful sensory organ! Helps this friend hunt when the water gets too murky!
Very flexible eater! Can eat fish, figs, crustaceans, seeds, even carrion!
Has very small range, and is in decline in some places in Australia! People don't like when they eat bait, but others like them for pets, both kinds of people lower the population of a vulnerable turt!
Happy to still have turt friend around! Please support turtle conservation!