Oh, snap! 🐢 Alligator snapping turtles like Dante have a unique way of catching their prey, using their pink “worm lure” tongue to fool fish into swimming inside their open mouth like Dante is doing in this video. 🪱 Come face-to-face with Dante in the Great Lakes gallery at Shedd. | Shedd Aquarium

Check it out! In the past, we've talked about how in the wild, alligator snapping turtles will sit perfectly still and wiggle their tongue like a worm to lure unsuspecting 🐟. Recently, Tropical Discovery keepers captured Billy Hoyle in action—wiggling his tongue to try and snack on his neighbors. Clearly, Billy has not received the memo on fish being friends, not food. | Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance