Mata mata turtles

In Indian, the name mata mata turtle means "I kill". It also means "fringed turtle" in Latin. But, today we know it just as the mata mata turtle. The mata mata turtle may grow to be about seventeen and a half inches long. The females can weigh up to 27 pounds. Their noses have a tube extension that lets the animal breathe while remaining totally submerged. The mata mata turtle is often mistaken for rocks and sunken logs. Their brown, black, golden yellow, and orange shells give them this appearance. The adult turtles are usually brown or black. The new born turtles are usually golden yellow or orange. They are also mistaken for algae. Their unique skin texture gives them this look. Because the mata mata turtle looks almost identical to the alligator turtle, even some experienced scientists have gotten them mixed up. The geographic location of the mata mata turtle is mostly throughout northern South America, in such places as Brazil, Guianas, and Venezuela. This turtle lives in muddy and shallow ponds, lakes, and very slow-moving rivers. The mata mata turtle is not a very good swimmer, but they walk along the bottom of the water, sitting very still in the water. When they are in the water, they are very camouflaged by their color and shape.

Mata mata turtles eat a variety of fish and aquatic invertebrates. They can not chew their food. They use their appearance to get food. They capture their food by opening their mouths. When they do that, their throats expand which causes a big rush of water . Then their prey gets sucked into their mouths. Next the turtles' mouths drain the water out, and they swallow the prey whole. The mata mata turtle has rippling flaps on both sides of its neck that are thought to contain sensitive nerve endings.With these the turtle can detect prey even in murky waters.

The mata mata nesting takes place during October and December. They lay 12-28 eggs in river beaches or on high land near the banks of little creeks. The eggs are 3.5 centimeters each. The eggs incubate in 2-4 months at 28 degrees celcius. The hatchlings are about 3 inches long. There is no maternal behavior between turtles. The mata mata turtle can live up to 10 1/2 years in the wild. It does well in captivity, too. In the Brandywine Zoo there is one male mata mata turtle. These turtles are hard to find in the wild because of their habitat loss.

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Ingredients for 4 people 2 orange 2 egg whites 1 pinch of cinnamon 2 tablespoons cane sugar 20 cl cream Taste Of Inspirations 1 teaspoon orange zest Preparation Wash the oranges. Cook them for 20 minutes in 1 liter of water with the lid on the pot. Drain and blend to a fine puree. Add the cream, sugar and cinnamon and mix. Beat the egg whites until firm snow and fold under the orange cream. Pour into a plastic container and place in the freezer for 4 hours. Mix the cream just before serving and spread on the glass. Garnish with orange zest. Serve with almond biscuits. Nutrition Per Serving Energy: 190 kcal Protein: 4 g Fat: 10.2 g Carbohydrates: 20.4 g

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Whether you believe something will happen in 2012 or not, is not important… What will happen in the night sky over Giza mimics the layout of the Pyramids at Giza! The fact is that the planetary alignment matches exactly layout of Pyramids at Giza on 12.3.12 and this will happen just 18 days before 12.21.12. … 6 plus 6 plus 6 = 18… Even the most ardent skeptics have to admit, that is one hell of a coincidence! Is it possible that Giza pyramids where built to honor (or warn about) specific time marked by the planetary convergence? Positions of planets can be used as a perfect clock (see the image at the top of this post). Such a clock can mark date in time (in the past and/or in the future) and can be read by intelligent beings regardless of their language and calendar they use… Also, it should be noted, that planetary convergence only happens every 2,737 years, and its different for at least 2 more cycles running the program forward… and doesn’t happen again for over 28,000 YEARS if you run that program backwards in time… The Dec 3, 2012 planetary alignment can be verified by anyone who can use astronomy program like Starry Night and superimpose night sky image of 3 planets on Dec 3, 2012 on the image of 3 pyramids at Giza.