Mention of turtles we are very familiar, some turtle species are more docile, many people as a pet breeding, but also a way to enjoy life, but there is a turtle is different from other turtles, its mouth is like an eagle, the carapace is flat like a flat chest, the tail is very long, have you ever seen it?
Hangzhou Qingliangfeng creek found a "turtle immortal" with an eagle's beak, have you ever seen it? (Contributed by: Zhang Shuyan Lin'antai) Source - "Beautiful Zhejiang"
It is reported that this is the Hangzhou Qingliang Peak after 30 years, once again found the national second-level protected animal - flat-breasted turtle. Its mouth looks like an eagle's beak, also known as the "eagle-billed turtle".
It is estimated that many people have not seen this turtle, and the flat-breasted turtle mainly lives in the clear streams of the mountains. It is also haunted in swamps, waterholes, rivers and fields, generally at night, can climb stone walls or climb trees, and can climb walls and branches larger than its own length with the support of the tail.
Flat-breasted turtles are typical carnivorous animals; they prefer to eat live bait, and in the wild, they mainly prey on snails, earthworms, small fish, snails, shrimps, frogs, etc. It is found in China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. So why does this turtle grow with an eagle's beak, flat chest, and long tail?
The mouth of the eagle's beak and flat-breasted turtle are very similar to the eagle's beak, mainly for predation, this turtle is carnivorous, mainly preying on snails, earthworms, small fish, snails, shrimp, frogs, etc., but also eat dead fish shrimp and animal offal. Crustaceans make up the majority of these foods, and their eagle beaks are able to bite through the shells of snails and snails, which is beneficial for predation.
Flat-breasted, flat-breasted turtle's chest is flat, mainly for the environment, because it grows in streams, small rivers and other environments, in the wild environment, there are more stone cracks, and dead branches, and the flat body can let it pass quickly, not to be "stuck" in the stone cracks or branches, which can reduce a certain mortality rate.
The tail of the long-tailed, flat-breasted turtle is very long, even longer than the tortoiseshell, mainly to balance the body. For example, the tail of a bird is flown in order to balance the body and change direction. The same goes for flat-breasted turtles, with long tails to keep their bodies balanced for swimming and crawling.
Finally: the evolution of any organism is mainly to adapt to the needs of the environment, and the flat-breasted turtle is no exception, the eagle's beak is mainly for predation needs, the flat-breasted is mainly to adapt to the complex environment, and the long tail plays a balancing, fixed direction role when swimming in the water or crawling on land. Also, have you ever seen this turtle? If you have seen it, do not fish, it is a national second-level protected animal, fishing, breeding are against the law.