“Ghost of the past” – Researchers discover extremely rare turtle in India. Cantor's giant softshell turtle (Pelochelys cantorii) is threatened with extinction.
Asian giant tortoises can grow up to one meter long and 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.