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Zookeepers capture a critically endangered Yangtze giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) in an enclosure at the Suzhou Zoo in China. Both Yangtze turtles held at this facility are over 100 years old, if biologist can’t get this species to breed soon, the species will become extinct.
Keywords
- captive species
- capture
- captured
- China
- critically endangered
- day
- full length
- giant turtle
- medium group of people
- Mud
- Muddy
- Net
- one animal
- outdoors
- Pond
- Rafetus swinhoei
- rare
- Reptile
- softshell turtle
- Suzhou
- Suzhou Zoo
- Turtle
- Water
- Yangtze giant softshell turtle
- zookeepers
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