RasmaSandra
The poor, ugly matamata turtle has been given a name which means “Kill! Kill!” in Spanish. This unfortunate turtle was also born with a long neck that has warts and fleshy folds, a large flat head and a snorkel-like nose so it can breathe underwater.
The good thing for this turtle is that his head and neck make him look similar to a pile of rocks so he can camouflage himself against predators. He makes his home in the waters of northern South America. Since he can mask himself the matamata turtle waits for fish to swim by. Then it sucks the fish in and closes its mouth swallowing the poor fish whole.
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Have you ever seen such a turtle?
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Poor thing is ugly, isn’t he?
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Wow, he is prehistoric looking!
I think that little pink snout makes him kind of cute, Carol,
I haven’t seen this turtle yet. It looks a little scary.
honestly, that is not the prettiest turtle.
great bit of information, i was picturing the poor thing sucking and sucking and ending up drinking a lot of water!
Yes, that is a redeeming feature, sort of like a pig’s snout.
It looks prehistoric, a remnant of the past.
It looks like most turtles though, and would not hurtle past me, without me noticing, or hearing its gurgle.
I think its pink little snout does give him some cuteness.
Sorry, wrong spot. I should slow down like that turtle, and get it in the right reply window…lol…
The Dunce less than a minute ago
Yes, that is a redeeming feature, sort of like a pig’s snout.