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SOURCE Australia’s Mary River Turtle - with its green Mohican-style hair and ability to breathe through its genitals - is one of the world’s most distinctive reptiles.
It is also now officially among the most endangered. The “punk turtle” was this week ranked 29th on the Zoological Society of London’s Evolutionary Distinct and Globally Endangered list, triggering calls for better protection of the reptile found in a remote part of Australia’s east coast.
Once a popular pet in Australia, the exact population of the Mary River Turtle, known to biologists as Elusor macrurus, is unknown, the Zoological Society of London said. Its distinctive hairdo is actually algae that grow on its head.
The Yangtze Softshell Turtle is one of the largest, if not the largest, freshwater turtle in the world. Today, we know of only three living specimens: one pair in China, and in Vietnam one specimen in which the gender is still unknown. Sadly, the female in China, known as “China Girl,” has been producing infertile eggs for years. Thus, Turtle Island will focus on finding additional specimens in the wild, and we will do everything possible to preserve this mysterious species from extinction.
originally posted by: InspectorGadget13
Don't we have banks full of genetic material samples from every species we know about? How can we let any animal go extinct with our scientific resources?
originally posted by: hopenotfeariswhatweneed
originally posted by: InspectorGadget13
Look up how many species that are disappearing each and every day, we are in the middle of a massive die off, those genetic materials will be used after the reset.
Don't we have banks full of genetic material samples from every species we know about? How can we let any animal go extinct with our scientific resources?
originally posted by: seattlerat
Thanks for posting that information, great idea!
Here is their webpage: Turtle Island
originally posted by: midnightstar
I sware it has gotten so bad now we even have turtles going punk .
Doesnt the dude know punk went out 20 years agaio ?
LOL really does look like a punker with the green alga hair do