This hatchling spiny Softshell turtle shows it’s amazing burrowing behavior, which allows it to escape predation and also hid in ambush for its prey #turtle #softshellturtle #apalonespinifera #reelsplay #turtlereels #animalreels #reptilereels #herpingreels #fieldherping #wildlife | Greg’s Turtle Haven

Welcome to Part 7 of a chat about turtles with Dr. Bob, Curator of Paleontology. We asked Dr. Bob to tell us something about turtles, and this series is the result of that informal conversation. In this segment, we hear Dr. Bob say, "Kind of a continuum in the gopher tortoise writ large - genus Gopherus..." and we learn about gopher tortoise burrowing adaptations. | Arizona Museum of Natural History