Swinhoe's TurtleRecently researchers found this amazing creature, Swinhoe's Turtle, alive and well in a lake near Hanoi in Vietnam. This largest of all freshwater soft-shelled turtles, weighing in around 300 pounds, and 3 foot in diameter, is impressive enough just for size - but what captured me was the photo of his face! I couldn't resist a sketch of my own:
No wonder he has a feature role in a Vietnamese folk tale. Is that the face of a wise old dragon, or what? There are only two other individuals known to be living - both in zoos in China. I only hope these wise old souls have a secret breeding population somewhere deep in the wild... Summer Posted: Saturday 10th May 2008, 9:58 AM Back to the Blog |
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