Fly River Turtle facts: aka pig nosed turtle! | Animal Fact Files

Also known as the pig-nosed turtle, the Fly River turtle is a strange turtle indeed. The Fly River turtle could be described as a cross between a softshell turtle and a sea turtle. Softshell because it has a shell lacking scutes just like a softshell turtle, and sea turtle because it has large front flippers that are perfect for swimming - just like a sea turtle! Fly River turtles are also known as pig-nosed turtles because they have adorable, thick pig noses! Scientific Name: Carettochelys insculpta Range: Papua New Guinea and northern Australia Size: 1.5 feet (46cm); 44 pounds (20kg) Diet: snails, small fish, insect larvae, shrimp, crayfish, aquatic plants, fruits, and more Lifespan: unknown in the wild You can learn more on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/animalfactfiles Facebook - https://facebook.com/animalfactfiles ***The turtle from 2:58 to 3:18 is not a Fly River turtle! Were you able to spot this imposter??*** --- We always do what we can to be as accurate as possible, but we're only human; if you catch a mistake please let us know and provide a link for verification! --- All images, videos and sound effects used herein are 1) public domain, 2) used under a Creative Commons license, 3) used with the express permission of the copyright holder, or 4) used under the parameters of Fair Use law. Credits via Youtube: Smithsonian's National Zoo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZFrzWLZutM Oak Creek Zoological Conservatory - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UaIki2Fy7I samivkrym - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlnmEHFvuCM tuanching wu - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPyHzXjzZyA Animated Xtreme - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQUut8S9SRc Credits via Flickr: William Hook - https://www.flickr.com/photos/williamhook/5319157235 Kumiko - https://www.flickr.com/photos/kmkmks/5320760292 blariog - https://www.flickr.com/photos/blariog/7948596690 Credits via Wiki Users: Nesnad - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carettochelys_insculpta_2010.ogv Derek Ramsey - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pig-Nosed_Turtle_Carettochelys_insculpta_Diving_2260px.jpg JSutton93 - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pig-nosed_turtle_(Carettochelys_insculpta).jpg Mitch Ames - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carettochelys_insculpta,_2014-09-19.jpg Bjoertvedt - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carettochelys_insculpta_02.JPG; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carettochelys_insculpta_01.JPG 4028mdk09 - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carettochelys_insculpta_2010.JPG Junkyardsparkle - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carettochelys_insculpta_LA_zoo.jpg Pengo - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pig-nosed_Turtle_Pengo.jpg Other attributions: DavidLamhauge - https://freesound.org/people/DavidLamhauge/sounds/501740 INNORECORDS - https://freesound.org/people/INNORECORDS/sounds/469009 Websites used for research collection: https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_IUCN_Amphibia_reptilia_Red_Data_Book/Nw8KKyu32v8C https://www.google.com/books/edition/Reptiles_and_Amphibians_of_Australia/W0h1DwAAQBAJ https://www.google.com/books/edition/Ecology_of_Indonesian_Papua_Part_One/LQTQAgAAQBAJ https://www.google.com/books/edition/Turtles_of_the_World/AR3BDA3QJNUC https://www.google.com/books/edition/Issues_in_Life_Sciences_Amphibian_and_He/cwFFs7h8B-IC https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Carettochelys_insculpta This video is licensed under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)*. *you can find information about all the different types of CC licenses here: https://creativecommons.org/ **changes were made to the original Transcript: alugha Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/AnimalFactFiles

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