Death in China zoo puts rarest turtle on cusp of oblivion

By THE MANILA TIMES

Apr 15, 2019 6:37 pm

This photo taken on May 6, 2015 shows a female Yangtze giant softshell turtle at Suzhou Zoo in Suzhou in China's eastern Jiangsu province. Photo by STR / AFP) / China OUT

SHANGHAI: The world's rarest turtle has moved a step closer to extinction after a female specimen died in a Chinese zoo, leaving behind just three known members of the species.

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