Opening its mouth, the alligator snapping turtle wiggles a pink worm-like tongue to lure in passing fish and—SNAP!—dinner is served. | Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
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Opening its mouth, the alligator snapping turtle wiggles a pink worm-like tongue to lure in passing fish and—SNAP!—dinner is served. | Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
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Alligator snapping turtles get their name from their powerful jaws and the ridges of their shells that resemble alligator skin. Medusa, our resident alligator snapping turtle, enjoys spending most of her time in the water, buried in the mud. She can hold her breath up to three hours which is why you may not see her during your visit! | Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park
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Alligator snapping turtles get their name from their powerful jaws and the ridges of their shells that resemble alligator skin. Medusa, our resident alligator snapping turtle, enjoys spending most of her time in the water, buried in the mud. She can hold her breath up to three hours which is why you may not see her during your visit! | Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park
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Alligator Snapping Turtles are naturally lazy! They have a pink extension on their tongue that acts as a fishing lure. This way, they can remain completely still and have their fish dinner come right to their mouth. We encourage some exercise with our female turtle and Louise was eager to swim over to retrieve a tasty fish this morning. #WorldTurtleDay | ZooAmerica
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Alligator Snapping Turtles are naturally lazy! They have a pink extension on their tongue that acts as a fishing lure. This way, they can remain completely still and have their fish dinner come right to their mouth. We encourage some exercise with our female turtle and Louise was eager to swim over to retrieve a tasty fish this morning. #WorldTurtleDay | ZooAmerica
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Oh, snap! 🐢 Alligator snapping turtles like Dante have a unique way of catching their prey, using their pink “worm lure” tongue to fool fish into swimming inside their open mouth like Dante is doing in this video. 🪱 Come face-to-face with Dante in the Great Lakes gallery at Shedd. | Shedd Aquarium
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Oh, snap! 🐢 Alligator snapping turtles like Dante have a unique way of catching their prey, using their pink “worm lure” tongue to fool fish into swimming inside their open mouth like Dante is doing in this video. 🪱 Come face-to-face with Dante in the Great Lakes gallery at Shedd. | Shedd Aquarium
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Perfectly motionless and camouflaged against the muddy riverbed, the alligator snapping turtle wiggles a worm-like attachment on its tongue to lure prey closer. When unsuspecting fish approach, the turtle SNAPS its jaws shut to trap its meal! Find out more about this snappy turtle here bit.ly/RS_AlligatorSnappingTurtle 📹: Webster Cheong, Animal Care Officer (Herpetology) | Mandai Wildlife Reserve
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Perfectly motionless and camouflaged against the muddy riverbed, the alligator snapping turtle wiggles a worm-like attachment on its tongue to lure prey closer. When unsuspecting fish approach, the turtle SNAPS its jaws shut to trap its meal! Find out more about this snappy turtle here bit.ly/RS_AlligatorSnappingTurtle 📹: Webster Cheong, Animal Care Officer (Herpetology) | Mandai Wildlife Reserve
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Check it out! In the past, we've talked about how in the wild, alligator snapping turtles will sit perfectly still and wiggle their tongue like a worm to lure unsuspecting 🐟. Recently, Tropical Discovery keepers captured Billy Hoyle in action—wiggling his tongue to try and snack on his neighbors. Clearly, Billy has not received the memo on fish being friends, not food. | Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance
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Check it out! In the past, we've talked about how in the wild, alligator snapping turtles will sit perfectly still and wiggle their tongue like a worm to lure unsuspecting 🐟. Recently, Tropical Discovery keepers captured Billy Hoyle in action—wiggling his tongue to try and snack on his neighbors. Clearly, Billy has not received the memo on fish being friends, not food. | Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance
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