12-09-2008, 07:48 AM | #21 |
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What an amazing looking thing. Looks like something Hollywood would dream up rather than being an actual living creature! That beak looks like it could take a finger or two as well!
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12-09-2008, 09:43 AM | #22 |
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Hi Paul,
Do the common snappers catch their prey in a similar manner - ie lure etc? |
12-09-2008, 10:00 AM | #23 |
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No, they are stealth hunters, but they rely on a lightening skike from their very long necks too catch their prey. This is similar to Soft shells. The Alligator snapper has a short neck, and turret like rotation. A very different strategy!!
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12-09-2008, 10:41 AM | #24 |
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Fascinating - it would be interesting to know about the evolution of these animals. When did the common & the alli diverge from their common ancestor? The alli looks pretty archaic. Is this an illusion or is at living fossil (rather like the Coelcanth / shark)?
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24-11-2009, 07:45 PM | #25 |
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These are my alligator snapping turtles .
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24-11-2009, 08:24 PM | #26 |
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Bill and Ben, the Flowerpot men?
A children's TV favourite of the 1960's! |
25-11-2009, 11:36 PM | #27 |
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wow! Is that the worm like lure in the third picture down?
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26-11-2009, 09:01 AM | #28 |
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