ANI080-00405
A male, critically endangered Yangtze giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) is stimulated at the Suzhou Zoo in China. The hope was that he would produce sperm to artificially inseminate the female, unfortunately, he produced none. 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
- artificial insemination
- captive species
- check up
- China
- critically endangered
- day
- Decline
- equipment
- giant turtle
- incidental people
- intdoors
- one animal
- Rafetus swinhoei
- rare
- recovery
- Reptile
- side view
- softshell turtle
- stimulate
- stimulation
- Suzhou
- Suzhou Zoo
- temperature
- three quarter length
- Turtle
- veterinarian
- Yangtze giant softshell turtle
- zookeepers
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