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And I thought it was a mole sticking it's nose out of the anus of an uncooked chicken. I think I'll move over to the porky albino turtle camp - there are less questions that way.
I think it's trying to hide inside its shell. I don't think that will do much good, though: it looks like it might be an (albino) species of soft-shelledturtle.
I used to work at a restaurant that made homemade Snapper Soup. That's kind of what the turtle looked like right after they'd scrubbed the hell out of it before butchering it.
A well-scrubbed turtle is surprisingly pinky white. (I always hated the turtle-killin' days.)