The Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle is considered endangered. The zoo is the first accredited organization in North America to hatch and raise the species that's native to South Asia.
Ken Bohn/San Diego Zoo Wildlife AllianceOne of the Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle hatchlings bred at the San Diego Zoo.In a first for North America, an endangered species of turtles has bred at the San Diego Zoo.
Over the summer, staff at the zoo welcomed 41 hatchlings from the Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle species, which is native to South Asia. It makes the zoo the first accredited organization in North America to hatch and raise the species. Three Indian narrow-headed softshell turtles have been at the zoo for more than 20 years. All that time, zoo staff hadThe San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, which operates the zoo, announced the discovery on Monday.
"This is a thrilling moment for us at the San Diego Zoo, and an incredible step forward in the conservation of this species," said Kim Gray, curator of herpetology and ichthyology at the San Diego Zoo,
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