life: Simmer down, turtles. Caption that accompanied this picture in the April 1, 1940, issue of LIFE: “Fighting turtles open their bills wide, lunge and dodge for minutes at a time. They do not snap their jaws until they clamp them tight in the final grip on other’s head.” See more photos here.

life:

Simmer down, turtles.

Caption that accompanied this picture in the April 1, 1940, issue of LIFE:

“Fighting turtles open their bills wide, lunge and dodge for minutes at a time. They do not snap their jaws until they clamp them tight in the final grip on other’s head.”

See more photos here.