Paignton Zoo’s happy, smiley turtle
This little chap keeps on smiling, despite the dire threats to his species…. The black marsh turtle (Siebenrockiella crassicollis) is a freshwater turtle from South East Asia. Its powerful jaws have a jaunty upward curve to them, earning it the appealing common name of ‘smiling terrapin’. However, there’s not much to smile about. The species … Read more