“Ghost of the past’ – Researchers discover extremely rare turtle in India. Cantor's giant softshell turtle is threatened with extinction.
Only tips from villagers brought success. Asian giant tortoises (Pelochelys cantorii) can grow up to one meter long. They bury themselves in the sand to wait for crabs and fish. The freshwater turtle is on the Red List of Threatened Species of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) It is native to rivers in South and Southeast Asia, but actually seeing a giant tortoise is now rare.