Softshell Turtle Facts: BIGGEST freshwater TURTLE | Animal Fact Files

Softshell turtles are the biggest freshwater turtles alive on our planet! They get their name from their soft shell. Learn more softshell turtle facts on today's episode of Animal Fact Files!

Scientific Name: Family - Trionychidae
Range: North America, Asia, and Africa
Habitat: Lakes, ponds, and other waterways
Size: About 1-4 feet (30.48cm-1.22m) long
Diet: Fish, plant material, and more
Threats: Pollution, habitat destruction, humans
Life span: Up to 50 years

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Berndard DUPONT - https://www.flickr.com/photos/berniedup/9184305141
Andrea Westmoreland - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Florida_Softshell_Turtle_(Apalone_ferox)_at_Lake_Woodruff_-_Flickr_-_Andrea_Westmoreland.jpg
Peter Paplanus - https://flickr.com/photos/2ndpeter/50317782351

Research Credits:
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Trionychidae/
http://www.encyclopedia.com/environment/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/softshell-turtles-trionychidae
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/39539-Trionychidae
http://eol.org/pages/8133/overview
https://kemmerergazette.com/article/ancient-giant-turtle-revealed
https://phys.org/news/2017-06-energy-metabolism-linked-soft-shell.html
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-12/19/c_136837848.htm
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/05/yangtze-softshell-red-river-turtle-endangered/
http://www.turtlesurvival.org/component/taxonomy/term/summary/95/37
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170621100409.htm
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/london-spiny-soft-shell-turtle-thames-river-1.4259280
http://www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/Apalone_spinifera/
http://eol.org/pages/795751/details

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