Three-toed box turtle (Terrapene triunguis)

Three-toed box turtle (Terrapene triunguis)

Nachima · 8 months ago

Three-toed box turtles are endemic to the south-central regions of the United States. They prefer to live in humid areas like swampy and hardwood forests7. However, they are popular in the pet trade. When cared for adequately, they can live up to 50 years as pets. Furthermore, the three-toed box turtle is the official reptile of the state of Missouri. 

The three-toed box turtle got its name from the number of toes on its back feet. It primarily has three toes on its back feet, but, confusingly, it could also have four. Its shell is dome-shaped and can grow up to 7 inches long.

It feeds on earthworms, strawberries, slugs, mushrooms, plants, and insects. Certain regions have banned keeping three-toed box turtles as pet turtles to avoid poachers capturing them in the wild to sell as pets.

Beautiful Big Moa Bird | A Size Comparison Between Three Species Of Moa Bird, A Group Of Large Flightless Birds From New Zealand

Bongsong · 10 months ago

Species from top to bottom: South Island Giant Moa (Dinornis Robustus), Eastern Moa (Emeus Crassus), & The Little Bush Moa (Anomalopteryx Didiformis).

All three along with 6 other Moa species were driven to extinction by hunting and habitat destruction about 600 years ago.

Art Credit: Gabriel Ugueto

Indian population originated in three migration waves: Study

Bongsong · 10 months ago

The Indian subcontinent harbours huge genetic diversity. Researchers found that the earliest populations were hunter-gatherers who arrived from Africa more than 50,000 years ago. Further waves of settlement came from the direction of Iran, after the last Ice Age ended 10-20,000 years ago.

Three nice birds

Bongsong · 10 months ago

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