Location: Viera Wetlands
I am a Soft-shelled Turtle
I'm carnivorous but I don't have teeth.
I can, quite handily, hunt waterfowl and fish,
Using my sharp, pointy beak.
(Make sure you click to enlarge this one - I've take a few pictures of Soft-shelled turtles over the years and this is the first time I noticed that they don't have teeth!)
Sources: UCSB Science Line: Do turtles have teeth?I am a Soft-shelled Turtle
I'm carnivorous but I don't have teeth.
I can, quite handily, hunt waterfowl and fish,
Using my sharp, pointy beak.
(Make sure you click to enlarge this one - I've take a few pictures of Soft-shelled turtles over the years and this is the first time I noticed that they don't have teeth!)
Photo and text © 2018 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
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