“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) A Yangtze giant soft shell turtle died in Vietnam in 2023.