Baby Midland Smooth Softshell turtles bury themselves in the sand. You can identify these as Midland Smooth Softshells (Apalone mutica mutica) by the dot and dash pattern that shows in the carapace.
For photos of Apalone mutica click here.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Baby Midland Smooth Softshell Turtles bury themselves in the sand, finishing with a shimmy...
…along the banks of the Great Miami River herpetologist Paul Krusling found several baby Midland Smooth Softshell turtles (Apalone mutica mutica). I videoed them burying themselves in the sand, capturing the little "shimmy" they perform when they are finished digging. When they decide it's time to go underground, they move fast...
For photos of Apalone mutica click here.
For photos of Apalone mutica click here.
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amazing little creature; really different to any I've ever seen. Sweet video clip; thanks for sharing
Now that is soooooo cool! Love their little "shimmy" :)
Very neat! I have a little land turtle, now 4 years old, getting ready any day now to bury itself for 4th hibernation~
Heh, heh! Back in Newport I once watched a baby Snapping Turtle bury just its head; I guess it was working on the principle that if it couldn't see me then I couldn't see it.
Adorable--I can't believe how quick that first one was. Great video.
oh, that made me smile!
OMG! That is so amazing. They're there and then gone in a flash of a few seconds. Carol
A beautiful video, and, superb creature.
I loved watching that video Kelly.
They certainly move quick.
loved the video
... shake your booty turtles
too cute
- KAT -
Hi Kelly
A great post, I have really enjoyed your turtle series.
Guy
Hi Kelly, Don't think I've ever seen a softshell turtle before... Great picture/video.
Hugs,
Betsy
that is so amazing to see! Thank you for sharing the art of turtle burrowing!
I have never seen these before, it was a real treat. Thanks.
That's pretty cool, Kelly. He sure can disappear into that sand in a hurry. I've never seen of these before - except on your blog! Thank you.
So much for the Tortoise and the Hare story--these little turtles are FAST!
Adorable!!!!!!!
This is a great piece of video footage.These little fellas are so cute I have watched this twice already. Thank you.
Hello Kely,
A very funny movie. V
ery nice to see how this animal goes under the sand.
Greetings, Marco
The video is really fun. AND educational.
...thank you, everyone! Weren't these little smooth soft shells fun! I love watching them dig in quickly and then finish burying themselves with a shimmy!
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