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RE: The Weird Looking Cantor's Giant Softshell Turtle
As my friend @zest commented yesterday when I showed him this photo, this turtle looks like a "road kill", don't you agree?
It looks more to a "what happens when a turtle meets an elephant?" :D
Do you know how fast they are, in practice?
Hahahahhaha yeah that's a more accurate description 😂😂😂😂😂
Dunno the answer is probably not very fast? :)
Well, your post says:
But fast is very undefined, and I was too lazy to check the reference :p
oh sorry, i can see how that was unclear. This will answer your question I think
" can extend its neck with lightning speed to bite with jaws powerful enough to crush bone.
"It has the fastest strike of any animal I've ever seen, including cobras," Emmett said."
source: https://www.conservation.org/newsroom/pressreleases/Pages/051607-Rare-Softshell-Turtle-Nesting-Ground-Found-in-Cambodia.aspx
I see: neck motion :D