39 reactions | This young Eastern Long Necked turtle (Chelodina longicollis) was spotted having a swim in Nymphaea Lily Lake, probably on the lookout for tadpoles, frogs, fish, or aquatic invertebrates to eat. Likely only just a few weeks old, this little fella has a long life ahead of him, with some Eastern Long Necked turtles living for 50 years!   | Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria | Facebook

The eastern long-necked #turtle (Chelodina longicollis) is an east Australian species of snake-necked turtle that inhabits a wide variety of water bodies and is an opportunistic feeder. It is a side-necked turtle (Pleurodire), meaning that it bends its head sideways into its shell rather than pulling it directly back. | Now Science News

35K views · 732 reactions | An Eastern long-necked turtle sees water...

🫧 Tiny turtle takeover! 🐢💦 These four little eastern long-necked legends arrived at the shelter about 3 months ago, and they’ve been powering along like absolute champs ever since. They’re now munching on bloodworms, crickets, and the occasional fish that doesn’t quite make it in the tank ,all natural tucker they’d come across in the wild 🌿🍽️ Our job now is to grow them out until their shells hit around 70mm across ,and get this: that size boosts their survival chances in the wild by almost