Maguari 25 Apr 2012 A display dedicated to the Rafetus swinhoei turtle in Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi. I looked for the turtle itself in Hanoi on two separate days but had no luck (one of my travelling companions did, however!).
A display dedicated to the Rafetus swinhoei turtle in Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi. I looked for the turtle itself in Hanoi on two separate days but had no luck (one of my travelling companions did, however!).
devilfish 20 Jan 2016 The remaining turtle is reported to have died earlier today: News VietNamNet This leaves a known population of just three surviving animals.
The remaining turtle is reported to have died earlier today: News VietNamNet This leaves a known population of just three surviving animals.
vogelcommando 20 Jan 2016 That's really bad news ! Are the sexes of the remaining 3 specimens known and can they be brought together in a last attemp to breed them ?
That's really bad news ! Are the sexes of the remaining 3 specimens known and can they be brought together in a last attemp to breed them ?
FunkyGibbon 21 Jan 2016 I spent three days around the lake two weeks ago having totally forgotten the turtle was there. Needless to say I didn't see it.
I spent three days around the lake two weeks ago having totally forgotten the turtle was there. Needless to say I didn't see it.
Chlidonias 21 Jan 2016 FunkyGibbon said: I spent three days around the lake two weeks ago having totally forgotten the turtle was there. Needless to say I didn't see it. Click to expand... you can see two of the three surviving individuals at the Suzhou Zoo, which is just out of Shanghai....
FunkyGibbon said: I spent three days around the lake two weeks ago having totally forgotten the turtle was there. Needless to say I didn't see it. Click to expand... you can see two of the three surviving individuals at the Suzhou Zoo, which is just out of Shanghai....
devilfish 21 Jan 2016 vogelcommando said: That's really bad news ! Are the sexes of the remaining 3 specimens known and can they be brought together in a last attemp to breed them ? Click to expand... As Chlidonias mentions, a pair are kept in Suzhou Zoo. They have produced clutches of eggs for several years with varying levels of fertility, but no young have yet been successfully reared. The other specimen in Vietnam is thought to be male.
vogelcommando said: That's really bad news ! Are the sexes of the remaining 3 specimens known and can they be brought together in a last attemp to breed them ? Click to expand... As Chlidonias mentions, a pair are kept in Suzhou Zoo. They have produced clutches of eggs for several years with varying levels of fertility, but no young have yet been successfully reared. The other specimen in Vietnam is thought to be male.
