Catching strange turtles, suspected to be extremely rare sea turtles

About 7 am on May 1, a fisherman in Quynh Luu and Nghe An suddenly discovered a turtle with a strange appearance, was washed into a creek. Immediately the strange turtle used by this fisherman ropes back to the dock.

The incident of catching a strange turtle caused many people to flutter, curious to see. Mr. Nguyen Van Huong - a fisherman - said: " We have never seen this strange shape turtle ever. It is so big, weighs about 4 quintals, it is very gentle .".

Mr. Huong's opinion is also accepted by many people. They all claim to have never seen such a strange turtle and are looking forward to specifying this turtle.

According to the reporter, the black turtle shell, there are 8 stripes on the shell, about 1m8 long, about 1m wide, estimated to weigh 3.5-4 weight. According to calculations, there must be about 8 new synergies to bring this turtle up.

Currently the turtle still lives healthy. The discoverer said the organization or individual who wants to own this strange turtle must pay him at least 10 million VND.

Some pictures of strange turtles discovered by Quynh Luu marine fishermen on May 1 :

Many people want to see turtles again

Pretty strange turtle

The strange turtle is anchored on the beach with rope.

Through the study, the reporter judged that the strange turtle was a leatherback turtle - an extremely rare and endangered animal that needs protection.

According to information on the Internet , leatherback turtles, the world's largest sea turtle, and named in the list of endangered species, appeared on Earth more than 100 million years ago, are one of the species living on The world's largest scale. They can be as long as 3m when they mature, but their population is currently rapidly declining, mainly due to fishing and egg grabbing.

Recently, on February 17, 2011, Khairul Amra - Indonesia conservation experts said they had found a leatherback turtle on a coast in Sumatra Island, Indonesia.

The leatherback turtle discovered in Indonesia in February 2011 looks, especially tomorrow, quite similar to the catch of the fisherman Quynh Luu.