Image of the Week #24, January 2nd, 2012:
From: In case you forget, softshell turtles are insanely weird by Darren Naish at Tetrapod Zoology.
Original source: Darren Naish
This is not a picture of a tired red velvet pillow left out in the rain, nor is it the remains of the prime rib left out from your New Year’s feast. It is a soft shell turtle of the species Apalone ferox, native to the southeastern United States. Despite appearances, this species can be quite fast on its feet. It also does a killer cannonball.
About the Author: Bora Zivkovic is the Blog Editor at Scientific American, chronobiologist, biology teacher, organizer of ScienceOnline conferences and editor of Open Laboratory anthologies of best science writing on the Web. Follow on Twitter @boraz.
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