The 35 Cutest Facts Of All Time. Pictured: The punk rock turtle with a bright green mohawk. By Wil Longbottom and Daily Mail Reporter Updated: 23:29 GMT, 26 September 2008 It looks like an aquatic version of Johnny Rotten in his punk heyday after a heavy night on the tiles. But that spiky green quiff isn't gelled hair - it's growing algae.
And the creature sporting the spectacular coiffure is the Mary River Turtle, one of the most unusual reptiles of its type on the planet. Shell shocked: The Mary River Turtle is having a Green Day, but his hairdo is just algae growing on his head The Mary River Turtle has become a popular figure with Australian environmentalists who say the endangered creature is being further threatened by Queensland State Government's plans to build a dam on the river. It is one of the more unusual species of turtles as it breathes through lung-like structures in its tail and needs shallow water to survive. It was described formally by scientists only in 1994 and little is known about it. Img0.liveinternet.ru/images/attach/c/5//3970/3970473_sprite198.swf.
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