ナショナルジオグラフィックのインスタグラム(natgeo) - 10月21日 08時31分

Photo by @Joel Sartore | Measuring up to three feet in length and weighing nearly 200 pounds, the Yangtze giant softshell turtle is the world’s largest freshwater turtle. With only four known to exist in the world, it is also incredibly rare. This male, thought to be over 100-years-old, calls the Suzhou Zoo in China home, along with one other female. This species must breed soon or it will go extinct. Past attempts to breed the pair at the Suzhou Zoo have proved difficult, with three unsuccessful artificial insemination attempts. However, researchers were recently delighted to find two of these turtles swimming freely in Vietnam. @turtlesurvival is coordinating efforts with WCS Vietnam, the Asian Turtle Program and others to hopefully capture and breed the pair. For behind the scenes video from this shoot visit the link in @Joel Sartore’s bio. #Yangtzegiantsoftshell #Criticallyendangeredspecies

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