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Turtles that can fish, the anglers are going to cry

author:Whale Strange Creatures Illustrated

Friends who have fished must know the hardships of the "Air Force", sitting for an afternoon, may not even catch the small white strips of the hook. In order to catch a fish, the anglers did everything they could: incense before fishing, metaphysical fishing.

Turtles that can fish, the anglers are going to cry

An incense stick before fishing

There is a kind of turtle that is a master in the fishing world - it is the "real crocodile turtle".

Turtles that can fish, the anglers are going to cry

Listen to the name and know that it is a fierce turtle like a crocodile. In fact, it is also shaped like a crocodile, with spikes in the back armor and a sharp beak on the head. It is huge, with a back armor that can grow to 75 cm and weighs 180 pounds.

Seeing this, have you already imagined the ferocity of its prey? But in fact, it is an opportunist.

The tongue of the real crocodile turtle has evolved into the shape of an earthworm, twisting its tongue in the water, keeping its body still, making the fish think that its tongue is really delicious food, and then obediently entering its mouth.

Turtles that can fish, the anglers are going to cry

The squirming tongue resembles an earthworm

Turtles that can fish, the anglers are going to cry

Small fish that do not realize the seriousness of the problem

The bite force of the real crocodile turtle is quite amazing, a bite of the crushed watermelon pineapple is not a word, poor little fish, eaten without understanding what is going on.

Turtles that can fish, the anglers are going to cry

True crocodile turtle pincer-like mouth

Of course, in addition to fishing, the real crocodile turtle will actively prey on many animals, snakes, frogs, fish and shrimp, and even water birds, all in its recipe. Its unique ability is not only fishing, its back armor can be perfectly disguised as dead wood, docked on the shore, and use its tail to pat and eat the small animals drinking water on the shore.

Turtles that can fish, the anglers are going to cry

One bite of "spicy strips"

They are fierce and aggressive, and if encountered in the wild (if you're in the Mississippi River, USA), don't be too curious and keep your distance from them.

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