Rare giant soft-shell turtle released into the wild
April 19, 2019 - This is the Cantor’s giant soft-shell turtle. It’s an extremely rare species in Cambodia that can grow to be the size of a small sofa and live for more than a century. A restaurant owner bought it from fishermen and brought the turtle to the Mekong Turtle Conservation Center. The community has gathered to release the turtle back into the wild.
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This is the Cantor’s giant soft-shell turtle.
It’s an extremely rare species in Cambodia that can grow to be the size of a small sofa and live for more than a century.
A restaurant owner bought it from fishermen and brought the turtle to the Mekong Turtle Conservation Center.
The community has gathered to release the turtle back into the wild.
