Its tongue sports a bright-red worm-shaped piece of flesh that when displayed by a motionless turtle on a river bottom draws curious fish or frogs close enough to be snatched.

• 它的舌头变异成亮红色，象肥美的爬虫。当一动不动的大鳄龟在河底展示它的舌头时，总能将好奇的鱼儿和青蛙吸引到可以捕猎的距离。