Turtles and tortoises: While less common, some turtles and tortoises can also develop mouth rot. While these animals can have ...

A soft-shelled turtle in China pees through its mouth—the first evidence of an animal doing so. The Chinese soft-shelled turtle is the first animal known to pee via its mouth.

A photograph purportedly showing the insides of a leatherback turtle's mouth that is frequently shared online is often viewed with a heavy dose of skepticism due to its gruesome and alien-like ...

Soft-shelled turtles urinate through mouth Date: October 11, 2012 Source: The Journal of Experimental Biology Summary: Turtles spend most of their lives in water, but why do these air breathing ...

Ip found that the turtle gets rid of most of its urea through its mouth rather than its kidneys, via gill-like studs in its mouth. It can breathe and urinate through the same structures.

This painted turtle is suffering from shell rot, which is a fast acting bacterial infection of skin and bone. Shell rot is often fatal, and this turtle would have died without veterinary intervention.

Ip found that the turtle gets rid of most of its urea through its mouth rather than its kidneys, via gill-like studs in its mouth. It can breathe and get rid of waste through the same structures ...

That’s because the Chinese soft-shelled turtle is unique in the animal kingdom: it urinates through its mouth. Chinese soft-shelled turtles are most commonly encountered as food in upscale ...