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China: Turtle Bites Cat Drinking Water From Water Tank

On May 11, 2026, in Jilin, located in northeastern China, a video captured a turtle lying at the bottom of a water tank. A cat seemed to be thirsty and bent down to drink water from the tank. The sound may have disturbed the sleeping turtle. The turtle suddenly became angry and jumped up to bite the cat. The cat reacted very quickly, moved away from the tank, and jumped onto the table.

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Alligator snapping turtle at Mie Pref. aquarium

Photo taken on Dec. 6, 2023, shows an alligator snapping turtle at Ise Sea Paradise in Ise in Mie Prefecture.

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Alligator snapping turtle at Mie Pref. aquarium

Photo taken on Dec. 7, 2023, shows an alligator snapping turtle at Ise Sea Paradise in Ise in Mie Prefecture.

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Foreign turtle species propagating in Chiba Pref.

CHIBA, Japan - A snapping turtle captured from the waterfront of Lake Inbanuma, Chiba Prefecture, is shown at the Chiba Biodiversity Center in Chiba, east of Tokyo, in this file photo taken on June 10, 2014. The turtle's natural habitat is the American continent, raising concern on the impact on the ecological system in Japan.

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"Dr. Turtle" has studied the creatures for decades

NAGOYA, Japan - Takashi Yabe, a professor at Aichi Gakusen University nicknamed "Dr. Turtle," shows an alligator snapping turtle at his laboratory at the university in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on Nov. 7, 2013.

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Abandoned snapping turtle

OTSU, Japan - An 86-centimeter-long alligator snapping turtle is kept in a cage at the Shiga prefectural head office in Otsu on Oct. 18, 2010, after it was captured in an agricultural reservoir in Kusatsu in the prefecture. A prefectural government official said the turtle apparently grew to its present size in the reservoir after being abandoned by its unknown owner. The species is originally from the United States.

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CANADA-QUEBEC-BECANCOUR-BIODIVERSITY MUSEUM

(221212) -- BECANCOUR, Dec. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A common snapping turtle is seen at Quebec's Biodiversity Museum in Becancour, Canada, Dec. 11, 2022. Founded in 1997, Quebec's Biodiversity Museum is situated in Becancour, 150 km from Montreal, Canada. The second phase of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) is held from Dec. 7 to 19 in Montreal, Canada's Quebec province. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

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Abandoned snapping turtle

OTSU, Japan - An 86-centimeter-long alligator snapping turtle is kept in a cage at the Shiga prefectural head office in Otsu on Oct. 18, 2010, after it was captured in an agricultural reservoir in Kusatsu in the prefecture. A prefectural government official said the turtle apparently grew to its present size in the reservoir after being abandoned by its unknown owner. The species is originally from the United States. (Kyodo)

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Foreign turtle species propagating in Chiba Pref.

CHIBA, Japan - A snapping turtle captured from the waterfront of Lake Inbanuma, Chiba Prefecture, is shown at the Chiba Biodiversity Center in Chiba, east of Tokyo, in this file photo taken on June 10, 2014. The turtle's natural habitat is the American continent, raising concern on the impact on the ecological system in Japan. (Kyodo)

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common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)

A common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) is seen in Vystaviste Flora Olomouc exhibition center, on September 3, 2019, in Olomouc, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Ludek Perina)

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Alligator snapping turtle

Photo taken June 2, 2019, shows an alligator snapping turtle caught by police after being spotted in the Watarase River in Ashikaga in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Alligator snapping turtle

Photo taken June 2, 2019, shows an alligator snapping turtle caught by police after being spotted in the Watarase River in Ashikaga in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo