Found a special white apricot turtle

A turtle with a rare white apricot is found in Puyang Lake in western Jiangxi province, China.

Local newspaper Jiangnan City Daily said the turtle was bought by a wholesaler on Thursday in Yugan County, located on the southeastern bank of the Songyang River. It is one of the largest freshwater lakes in China with an area of ​​3,585 km ² .

The whole body of the turtle is white with dark spots on the shell. It weighs about 940 grams.

An aquaculture expert said that the reason for this particular colored animal is quite complicated, either because it lives in caves in the water that lack sunlight for too long, or it may be due to gene mutations.

(Photo: Xinhua News Agency)

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