Death of rare turtle leaves 3 remaining in the world

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Mon, 2019-04-15 07:24

BEIJING: The only known female member of one of the world’s rarest turtle species has died at a zoo in southern China, officials said Sunday.
The animal was one of four Yangtze giant softshell turtles known to be remaining in the world. The Suzhou zoo, where the female turtle lived, also houses a male Yangtze giant softshell turtle. The other two live in Vietnam, but their genders are unknown.

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