The macular giant soft-shell turtle has suddenly jumped into our consciousness in recent years. In terms of perspective, I remember that the editor has seen a lot of reports from the Central Television Station. Although there are only two giant yellow-spotted turtles left in China, people still yearn for the birth of new life. The following article is from the Internet, it may help everyone understand the macular giant soft-shell turtle.
1. The origin of the legend of the giant yellow-spotted turtle
People in China In our civilization, there is a saying called "Thousand-year-old turtle". The reason is that this kind of reptile will live a long life, and a natural derivative hypothesis is that the longer the animal lives, the bigger it will be. . As a result, the discovery of a giant tortoise in a certain place often leads to legends about some people turning into spirits or spiritual beings. The same is true for the emergence of this yellow-spotted giant turtle.
It turns out that the macular giant soft-shelled turtle has only attracted public attention in recent years. It did not attract much attention before, based solely on animal conservation at home and abroad. The organization is not capable of producing such an effect, at least there was no response domestically before. In the past two years, reports by China's CCTV and PBS in the United States have turned everyone's attention to him. So what is this giant macular turtle, and what is the current situation like? Let's talk about it slowly.
2. What is the giant macular soft-shell turtle?
What is the giant macular soft-shell turtle? Currently one of the largest and most endangered turtles in the world, it is listed as an extremely endangered species on the Red List of the World Conservation Union. The fate of this species has attracted attention from the academic community and society. However, what kind of animal is the giant yellow-spotted soft-shell turtle? It has always been a controversial topic in the zoological community. It has many Latin names and Chinese names, which proves that its classification is also controversial. On the one hand, the unusual name reflects the different opinions of the academic community on its classification. On the other hand, it also reflects the unclear understanding of the origin of species names and the incorrect grasp of the characteristics of species types and the naming criteria. Its deadline will cause endless academic controversy and even affect the species.Further academic research has led to the confusion in the use of names in media reports and species conservation, as well as the difficulties in choosing species names in legislation.
3. There are only 4 yellow-spotted giant turtles left in the world
Judging from the information currently known, there are only 4 yellow-spotted giant soft-shell turtles in existence. There are currently two animals kept in zoos in China, one is a female giant soft-shelled turtle from Changsha Zoo that is over 80 years old, and the other is the only remaining male giant soft-shelled turtle that is over 100 years old in Suzhou Zoo. On May 5, 2008, with the help of WCS&TSA, the females from Changsha Zoo were sent to Suzhou Zoo for artificial growth and maintenance planning. Although the two had successively mated and laid eggs in the past two years, they have not grown yet. victory. The search for wild populations of yellow-spotted giant softshell turtles has been going on for many years in our country. Surveys in the Yangtze River Basin concluded that there are no wild populations left; survey evidence in the Red River Basin in Yunnan also led to arrests in 1998, and local residents claimed that several There are still plans to do this next year, but there is no strong scientific evidence yet.
The remaining two are scattered in the lakes in the Red River Basin in northern Vietnam, Hoan Kiem Lake in Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi City, the capital of Vietnam, and Shanxi City in Hanoi City Hoan Kiem Lake is located in the center of Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. It originally had a waterway connected to the Red River to the east, but it was later isolated by river embankments and lost its connection with the Red River. On April 5, 2005, "Viet Nam Net Bridge" reported that the giant yellow-spotted turtle appeared in Hoan Kiem Lake. On April 17, 2008, "Reuters" reported that American biologists discovered a wild giant yellow-spotted turtle in northern Vietnam. However, researcher Tim Mc Cormack, who participated in the peacekeeping work, refused to reveal the exact location and all details of the lake. , he said it was because he was afraid he would be caught by humans. In 2009, it was confirmed by TSA and Metro Parks Zoo that this was the yellow-spotted giant soft-shelled turtle that was found in Xacong Mo Lake, Son Tay City, Hanoi City. Although it has been known that these two giant macular turtles are nothing more than macular giant softshell turtles, their genders have not been known yet.
On March 9, 2011, "Daily Mai" reported that the water quality of Hoan Kiem Lake in Vietnam was seriously polluted, and the yellow-spotted giant softshell turtle living in it was already sick. The situation is not optimistic, and the government has organized manpower to carry out salvage. "Daily Mai" reported on April 4, 2011 that after a month of hard work, the salvagers finally succeeded in arresting him.With multiple open wounds all over his body, salvage personnel then moved him to a small island as a rescue site.
, and was later thrown into the river with the intervention of the local government. "I don't know where this report came from. I have searched online for a long time, but I have never seen the original report. The reports I have seen are all in Chinese, and they are all quoted. Baidu Encyclopedia expressed doubts about the accuracy of this report. Furthermore, how did private species from Southeast Asia emerge in Africa? If anyone knows the origin of this original report, please let me know so that I can clear up your confusion.
(Article excerpted from collection)
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