Ho Guom Turtle is 'grandmother'

Scientists concluded that Sword Lake turtle is 'old lady' with a weight of 169 kg, the same species as the turtle specimen in Ngoc Son temple, Hanoi.

This afternoon, Mr. Le Xuan Rao, director of Hanoi Department of Science and Technology, deputy head of the Emergency Steering Committee for Ho Guom Turtle Protection, chaired the meeting to announce care and treatment results; announced the parameters of Sword Lake Turtle and proposed more solutions for care and treatment.

' Based on the body characteristics of the tail, skin color, apricot, the results of DNA testing through blood samples in cotton wash the wound with the skin on the wound's mouth, showing that Ho Guom Turtle is' old lady ', teacher Professor Le Tran Binh, who did the DNA test for the turtle, said.

The Sword Lake Turtle has many ulcers on its body. Photo: Ha Hong.

According to Mr. Binh, he and his colleagues also compared the previous chromosome samples of Quang Phu and Thanh Hoa turtles (QP1), the Hanoi Museum turtle (HK1) to form a completely identical group in a similar way. absolute. Since then, large soft-shell turtles are living in the same Sword Lake with previously described and analyzed turtles.

Template Turtle in Ngoc Son temple is also in this group.

' Turtle is currently in a nursing tank that is not of the same species as Dong Mo turtle' , Mr. Binh emphasized.

Mr. Le Xuan Rao said, the whole body length of Turtle is 185cm; The apricot width is 99 cm, the tail length is 35 cm. The weight of the Sword Lake Turtle after one week was taken to the treatment tank was 169 kg, smaller than the sample in Ngoc Son temple.

The health of Sword Lake Turtle is progressing, the previous sores have healed. The main food for the Tortoise is now drifting fish.

In the next time when the temperature of the environment gets higher, a roof will be built above the turtle tank, along with a fountain to cool and provide more oxygen, Mr. Rao said.

" The steering committee will carry out the work of shading sunshine with a mobile door to facilitate the introduction of turtles to the lake and vice versa; make a fountain between the tank to cool in the summer and provide more oxygen," Mr. Rao said. more.

In addition, the scientists propose to put the 1.5 m high cage into operation to transfer Tortoise from nourishment tank to lake so that Turtle will gradually return to the natural environment. The frequency of putting Tortoise up to check and apply medicine is every 2 weeks; The time and frequency of bringing turtles from the nursery to the lake is once a week, every 6 hours at noon.