Many creatures have imprinted on our hearts — and even a city sidewalk — for making their homes near ours. Here’s a look back at some of Chicago’s well-loved animals.

One correspondent suggested that the fleshy lure on the tongue of the snapping turtle (actually the lure is on the tongue of the closely related but much larger alligator snapping turtle, of the ...

This is Lou the Giant Alligator Snapping Turtle Their known for their giant beak shaped mouth that can close very fast and ... Michael Strahan is "likely" to take a reduced role at Good Morning ...

Their diet includes large animals such as capybaras ... Resembling an ancient dinosaur, the alligator snapping turtle is the largest freshwater turtle in North America. Weighing up to 250 pounds, this ...

Equipped with strong jaws and an aggressive disposition, snapping turtles are adept predators with an opportunistic diet ranging from fish and ... and thriving in diverse environments. An alligator ...

Diet Omnivores. Mostly vegetation ... The largest of all snapping turtles is the alligator snapping turtle, the largest on record, weighing 403 lbs. The common snapping turtle, however, usually weighs ...

Alligator snapping turtles are the biggest freshwater turtle in North America, sporting jagged, pointy shells, and a hooked beak. But these prehistoric-looking creatures haven't been seen in ...

Populations of the alligator snapping turtle – as well as smaller turtles ... A larger percentage of their diet is vegetarian based. They feed on dead animals in the pond.

The Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle can only be found living in the Suwannee River Basin of Georgia and Florida and the population is officially on the decline, according to the press release.

Their diet mostly consists of dead fish and ... cut the line immediately to set the turtle free. Alligator snapping turtle sightings are unheard of in Kansas in recent decades, and they will ...

Their diet mostly consists of dead fish and ... “All bites are the result of humans attempting to handle the turtle.” Alligator snapping turtle sightings are unheard of in Kansas in recent ...