'Bum breathing' turtle reappears in Qld

By Fraser Barton
Updated May 5 2022 - 11:11am, first published 11:06am
Irwin's turtle was discovered in the Burdekin catchment by Bob and Steve Irwin in the early 1990s.
Irwin's turtle was discovered in the Burdekin catchment by Bob and Steve Irwin in the early 1990s.

DNA detection methods from water samples in north Queensland have unearthed the existence of a "bum breathing" species of turtle last seen in the region more than 25 years ago.

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