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Yangtze giant softshell turtle
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- The only known female member of one of the world’s rarest turtle species has died at a zoo in southern China.
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- The animal was one of four Yangtze giant softshell turtles known to be remaining in the world.
- The Suzhou zoo, where the female turtle lived, also houses a male Yangtze giant softshell turtle.
- The other two live in Vietnam.
- Death of female makes this species functionally extinct.
- About the turtle:(1) The Yangtze giant softshell turtle, also known as the Red River giant softshell turtle, Shanghai softshell turtle is an extremely rare species of softshell turtle found in Vietnam and China.(2) It may be the largest living freshwater turtle in the world.(3) IUCN status: critically endangered.
