Mary River turtle not only breathe through their genitals, but they are also know for grown wild, green algae hairstyles The Zoological Society of London has put together a new list of “weird and ...

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The Mary River turtle is an odd little reptile. Finger-like protrusions dangle from its chin, it breathes through gill-like organs in its genitals and vertical strands of algae sprout from its head, ...

Currently there are an estimated nearly 9,000 reptiles in the world, while the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List has assessed all of the world’s described mammals, birds, ...

A Mary River Turtle looks on in Queensland, Australia, in this 2008 photo obtained from social media. Chris Van Wyk/via REUTERS Mary River (Elusor macrurus), a bizarre turtle that breathes with its ...

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With its punk rocker barnet and rather unusual ability to breathe underwater through its genitals, the Mary River turtle is not like most of us. Unfortunately, however, a new assessment shows that it ...

But its numbers have been dwindling since the 1970s, making it one of the world's most evolutionarily distinct and globally endangered species of reptile. The Zoological Society of London's ...