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Alligator Snapping Turtles

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Watch this episode of Eco Geeks about alligator snapping turtles on HowStuffWorks. Alligator snapping turtles use their worm-like tongue to lure fish into right into their mouths. Learn about alligator snapping turtles in this episode of Eco Geeks.

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Alligator Snapping Turtles (2:09)

Watch this episode of Eco Geeks about alligator snapping turtles on HowStuffWorks. Alligator snapping turtles use their worm-like tongue to lure fish into right into their mouths. Learn about alligator snapping turtles in this episode of Eco Geeks.

The Snapping Turtle (1:37)

From the archives of Discovery: Snapping turtles are faster than they look! Learn more about snapping turtles and aquatic reptiles.

Saving Sea Turtles in Indonesia (1:06)

Watch this video about citizens fighting poachers and saving sea turtles in Indonesia on HowStuffWorks. To fight poachers who snatch sea turtle eggs for sale on the black market (and as a result have driven the Indonesian sea turtle to near... More »

Turtle Luring Fish (1:37)

From the archives of Discovery: Watch as this snapping turtle uses its specialized tongue lure to beguile and capture prey. Learn more about snapping turtles in this video.

Pimp My Tortoise Shell (1:29)

Arava is a 10-year-old African Spurred Tortoise with paralyzed hind legs. Zookeepers at Jerusalem's Biblical Zoo couldn't find a medical solution, so they decided to pimp his tortoise shell by adding wheels. Now Arava is the envy of his paddock.

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On this episode of Animal Planet's "Caught in the Moment," hosts Tristan Bayer and Vanessa Garnick visit the Costa Rican shoreline to film the first arribada. This is the mass laying of eggs by thousands of sea turtles.

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On this episode of Animal Planet's "Caught in the Moment," hosts Tristan Bayer and Vanessa Garnick visit Costa Rica. They witness the regulated mass harvesting of freshly laid sea turtle eggs by the natives.

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On Animal Planet's "Caught in the Moment," host Tristan Bayer and Vanessa Garnick visit Costa Rica. They capture excellent underwater footage of sea turtles.

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On Animal Planet's "Caught in the Moment," hosts Tristan Bayer and Vanessa Garnick visit the Costa Rican seaside at night to film sea turtles. Due to the turtles' light sensitivity they use infrared light which offers its own set of challenges.

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Turtle Luring Fish (1:37)

From the archives of Discovery: Watch as this snapping turtle uses its specialized tongue lure to beguile and capture prey. Learn more about snapping turtles in this video.

The Snapping Turtle (1:37)

From the archives of Discovery: Snapping turtles are faster than they look! Learn more about snapping turtles and aquatic reptiles.