In ancient times, people were very interested in the animals around them, so people began to record and write the Classic of Mountains and Seas, which recorded strange species everywhere, because of the long age and the revision of later generations, so that the Classic of Mountains and Seas that we see now seems to be filled with cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods.
This is why most people question the authenticity of the Classic of Mountains and Seas and whether it was imagined by people in ancient times. In fact, there are still many magical animals in the Classic of Mountains and Seas that can find prototypes in our real life, such as this spiny turtle with a bird's head and a snake's tail, and it is really possible to find its prototype in real life.
A bird-headed and eagle-beaked turtle, the tail is still like a snake, think about it makes people feel strange, is it the spin turtle in the Mountain and Sea Sutra that has entered reality? But in fact, this strange turtle really exists in our country, they are what we often call the hawk-billed turtle.
The hawk-billed turtle, also known as the flat-breasted turtle, belongs to the flat-breasted turtle family of turtles, the shell is oval, and very flat, because the head is relatively large, resulting in it can not be indented into the shell, the tail is slender like a snake's tail, because the head is like a bird, the mouth is particularly like an eagle, so it is called a hawk-billed turtle.
The hawk-billed turtle has webbing between its toes, which allows them to crawl quickly on land and speed up their procession in the water, in addition to which it is extremely capable of climbing, sometimes even climbing into trees to eat wild fruits or basking in the sun on cliff walls.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > eagle-billed turtle: "I don't just have a mouth like an eagle, I also have the same skills as an eagle." "</h1>
Speaking of our impression of turtles, most of them are words such as slow leisure or longevity, most of them give people a feeling of old age and slowness, but who can think that this eagle-billed turtle not only looks like an eagle, but also can fly on the wall to catch birds, with such a powerful skill, it is no wonder that it will be loaded into the Mountains and Seas Sutra.
Some time ago, there was a news that a person in Wenzhou saw this hawk-billed turtle in a tree by the river, and when waiting for the relevant departments to come and deal with it, it saw that this hawk-billed turtle actually grabbed a bird, and then climbed to the bird's edge with unexpected speed to bite it.
It turns out that its tail is like the sharp claws of an eagle, which can easily catch the bird in the tree and eat it with its eagle-like mouth.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > is the hawk-billed turtle really a spin turtle? </h1>
Although the appearance characteristics of the eagle-billed turtle and the spiny turtle are very similar, is it really the spiny turtle in the Classic of Mountains and Seas? This requires a very rigorous argument, so let's compare the other features.
In the Classic of Mountains and Seas, the spinner turtle is described as "its sound is like judging wood", which means that people at that time said that its call was like the sound of cutting wood, and the eagle-billed turtle was indeed able to make a cackling sound, and even this point was surprisingly similar.
The Classic of Mountains and Seas also records the medicinal value of the spin turtle, which is described as wearing it on the body to keep the ears deaf and even used to treat calluses on the soles of the feet.
According to this wearable statement, it is not particularly large compared to the spiny turtle, and the hawkfish is just between 80.5-174 mm, which means that we can just place it on the palm of our hand.
However, the medicinal value of the spin turtle really confuses me, although the eagle-billed turtle does have a very good medicinal value, it can be said that its body is full of treasures, and it is a kidney supplement and can treat tuberculosis, but it is not seen whether it can treat deafness and treat calluses.
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > or will it be eliminated by nature? </h1>
The eagle-billed turtle itself needs a very good environment for its own growth, they need good water quality, comfortable and quiet, warm winter and cool summer habitat, poor water quality will damage their skin, too hot they will also suffer from heat stroke, in this global warming environment, maybe one day they will be eliminated!
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