Turtle Known for Punk Appearance Listed as Endangered

Australian John Cann, a Sydney-based turtle enthusiast, found the Mary River Turtle in a discovery that led to the Mary River Turtle being classified as a new species.
Found in just one waterway in a remote part of Australia's east coast, the turtle - with its green-algae Mohican and ability to breathe through its genitals - is one of the world's most distinct reptiles. It is also now officially one of the most endangered.
Known affectionately as the "punk turtle", the Mary River Turtle was this week ranked number 29 by the Zoological Society of London on its Evolutionary Distinct and Globally Endangered list, triggering widespread calls to better protect the Australian reptile.

Read more ›

Login to rate this video.

You can place this video on your website by inserting the (X)HTML code below:

Options:
pixels
pixels
Embed code:
<iframe src="https://www.snotr.com/embed/19970" width="400" height="330" frameborder="0"></iframe>

You can email this video to your friends by entering their addresses below:

Your information:
Recipients:

add Add another recipient

Human verification:

People who liked this video also liked

AtmosFear freefall tower at Liseberg Gothenburg in Sweden
I Can't Taste Anything
1087 Days in Just 15 Minutes - Growing Plant Time Lapse COMPILATION
Colored balls elevator. Particle fluid. Music. Molecular Script. Video 4K
2019 Tasmanian Tiger Photo
Budgie Balancing Trick

Comments

3 comments posted so far. Login to add a comment.

Expand all comments

Picture of ringmaster54 achievements

+1 1. ringmaster commented 6 years ago

We owe the world to take better care of other species.
Picture of Judge-Jake53 achievements

0 2. Judge-Jake commented 6 years ago

To be fare the Turtle has been around an awful lot longer than punk, so I suggest punks should be renamed the Mary River Turtles or perhaps the Marys for short, sort of apt I think. :D
Picture of sux2bu67 achievements

-2 3. sux2bu commented 6 years ago

#2 They ARE named the Mary River Turtles , just listen to the first 10 seconds of the video. Jeeez