When a species of soft-shelled turtle in China piddles in puddles, it does so through its mouth. This adaptation, which requires far less water than the usual method, allows the reptile to live in brackish environments.
When a species of soft-shelled turtle in China piddles in puddles, it does so through its mouth. This adaptation, which requires far less water than the usual method, allows the reptile to live in brackish environments.
When a species of soft-shelled turtle in China piddles in puddles, it does so through its mouth. This adaptation, which requires far less water than the usual method, allows the reptile to live in brackish environments.
New research into skulls suggests that facial features believed for over a century to be adaptations to extreme cold are unlikely to have evolved in response to glacial periods after all.