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Legendary giant turtle, believed extinct, resurfaces in Hanoi lake

January 1, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Five years after the “last” giant softshell turtle died,  one and possibly three more turn up, plus one in zoo             HANOI, Vietnam––Five years after the January 2016 death of Cu Rua in Hoan Kiem Lake plunged Vietnam into national mourning for the legendary giant softshell turtle,  then believed to have been the last of […]

Filed Under: Asia/Pacific, Asian religions, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (animals), Religion & philosophy, Reptiles, Soft-shelled turtles, Southeast Asia, Turtles, Vietnam Tagged With: Cu Rua, Dong Mo Lake, Ha Dinh Duc, Hoan Kiem Lake, Merritt Clifton, Robert Swinhoe

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