| Photo Gallery: Endangered Turtle Born |
| Photos of a Chinese box turtle at the Bristol Zoo in Bristol, England on Tuesday, August 12, 2008. |
| |
| Turtle |
 |
| A endangered Chinese box turtle which recently hatched at Bristol Zoo is held by a zoo curator on August 12, 2008 in Bristol, England. It currently weighs just 15 grams and measures around 4cm long whereas an adult box turtle weighs around 800 grams, measures around 16 cm long and can live up to 50 years. Chinese box turtles are hunted for their meat for use in medicine or as pets and have been listed as endangered on the International Union for Endangered Species Red List. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) |
|
|
|
| Previous Next |
| |
|
