Top 5 Weirdest Turtles and Tortoises

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Cantor's Giant Softshell Turtle

Facts

• Size:27-40 inches (70-100 cm)
• Distribution: India, Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam
• Habitat: Freshwater, saltwater
• Lifestyle: Aquatic

Characteristics

Feeling lazy?

This turtle lives in Cambodia and spends 95% of its time lying motionless at the bottom of the water. It just waits until prey swims by, or to put it another way, until its food swims into its mouth. It only comes up for air twice a day.

Cantor's Giant Softshell Turtle - Photo: Pierre Jean Durieu/Shutterstock

Cantor's Giant Softshell Turtle - Photo: evenfh/Shutterstock

• Table of Contents:
• 0. Introduction
• 1. African Helmeted Turtle
• 2. Cantor's Giant Softshell Turtle
• 3. Alligator Snapping Turtle
• 4. Desert Tortoise
• 5. Common Box Turtle