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Cantor’s Giant Soft-Shelled Turtle

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Cantor’s Giant Soft-Shelled Turtle

(Pelochelys cantorii)

HABITAT
Found mainly in Cambodia in the Mekong River
DID YOU KNOW?
– It is an endangered species
– It can grow to be 2 metres in length and can weigh over 45 kilograms.
– It is mostly carnivorous, eating fish and other aquatic life like shrimp, but it sometimes eats plants too.
– It spends 95% of its life buried motionless in the sand, with only its eyes and nose peeking out.
– It surfaces from the water only twice a day to take a breath before going underwater again.
– It can extend its neck at a surprising speed and has jaws powerful enough to crush bone.

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