Vietnam Scrambles to Save Sacred Turtle
Hanoi residents crowded around a lake today to witness the military’s rescue attempt of a sacred animal: a giant freshwater turtle thought to be up to 100 years old. The Rafeteus swinhoej in Hoan Kiem Lake is one of only four specimens known to be alive, and its 6-foot-long body…
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Vietnam Scrambles to Save Sacred Turtle
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