Mrs. Kaye
'Butt breathing' punk haired turtle is now officially an endangered species
My Schedule (F201):
Period 1: AP Biology
Period 2: AP Biology
Period 3: Honors Biology
Period 4: Honors Biology
Period 6: Honors Biology
Period 7: Prep
renee.kaye@guhsdaz.org
The Zoological Society of London's Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangeredspecies organization placed the turtle at No. 30 on its list of the top 100 "evolutionarily unique and threatened" species of reptile.
Mary River Turtle
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Family: Chelidae
Genus: Elusor
Species: marcrurus
Unbeknownst to the Mary river turtle, the Australian species has been labelled a punk.
Perhaps it's the little green mohawk, made of algae strands that grow on its body, or the novel fact that it breathes through its genitals (sometimes for three days in a row)—but the Mary river turtle became a sensation after news came out that it was already on the road to extinction.
PUBLISHED APRIL 13, 2018