Eastern Long-necked Turtle - Pulling its head in

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Christine Young

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A very interesting species! Posted 4 years ago
1. Calbost Niel
  
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  And finding it hard to prosper in this modern world Posted 4 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
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    I can imagine. I just read something really interesting about them: they suck food into their mouths with vacuum-like suction...
    
    "Prey are caught by the use of a strike and gape action, and are sucked into the turtle’s mouth by a vacuum that is created by the sudden lowering of the hyoid bone."
    (https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Chelodina_longicollis/)
    
    Posted 4 years ago

The Eastern long neck turtle

The eastern long-necked turtle is an east Australian species of snake-necked turtle that inhabits a wide variety of water bodies and is an opportunistic feeder. It is a side-necked turtle, meaning that it bends its head sideways into its shell rather than pulling it directly back.

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Similar species: Turtles And Tortoises

Species identified by Calbost Niel