But in the burmese roofed turtle a giant asian river turtle whose bug eyed face is naturally set in a goofy grin they have.
Roofed turtle food.
They love corners and.
It is a common pet in the indian subcontinent.
Just 20 years ago the species was.
As reported by the new york times turtles and tortoises are one of the most at risk of extinction animal groups with more than half of the planet s 360 species listed as threatened the burmese roofed turtle was for a long time one of them.
They used to live prosperously at the irrawaddy river south of yangon but with high levels of habitat loss need for medicine and food and the pet.
Once considered extinct the burmese roofed turtle batagur trivittata was brought back from the brink by an ambitious conservation program now almost 30 years after its rediscovery in the wild.
And its ok you can keep roofed turtles with them and also let them roam in some area.
Conservationists are not known for delivering a lot of good news.
The indian roofed turtle pangshura tecta is a species of turtle in the family geoemydidae.
It can be distinguished by the distinct roof at the topmost part of the shell.