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Cantor's giant softshell turtle

4/13/2015

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Cantor's giant softshell turtle (Pelochelys cantorii) is a species of freshwaterturtle. The turtle has a broad head and small eyes close to the tip of its snout. The carapace is smooth and olive-colored. P. cantorii is relatively unstudied, and the current species may actually be composed of several taxa, also is an ambush predator and primarily carnivorous, feeding on crustaceans, mollusks and fish. The turtle spends 95% of its life buried and motionless, with only its eyes and mouth protruding from the sand. It surfaces only twice a day to take a breath, and lays 20–28 eggs. 

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La tortuga de Cantor (Pelochelys cantorii) es una rara especie de tortuga de agua dulce de la familiaTrionychidae, que no posee caparazón rígido.  En vez de un caparazón rígido posee unas costillas unidas y cubiertas con una piel dura, puede alcanzar los 50 kg y medir hasta dos metros.P. cantorii es un predador y primariamente carnívoro, alimentándose de crustáceos, moluscos , peces, y también de plantas acuáticas. El 95% de su vida se esconde bajo la arena o el fango para protegerse de los depredadores. Sólo sale a la superficie para la puesta, que es de 20 a 28 huevos cada vez. 

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Piffy
6/4/2015 10:23:31 am

This animal is absurd.

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Michael Richard link
7/1/2023 02:39:41 am

Hi thanks for ssharing this

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