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Manouria emys
This endangered tortoise is the largest tortoise from Asia. Believed to be among the most primitive of living tortoises, based on molecular and morphological studies. This is the only tortoise which lays its eggs above ground in a nest, which the female constructs of leaf litter. The female uses both front and rear legs to gather material for the nest and lays up to 50 eggs deep inside it. She then sits on and near the nest to protect it, and will 'chase' predators and intruders away.
Actually this species live in the rain forest floor in India and SE Asia. But the turtle in the photo put in the wrong habitat (dessert / sand enclosure) in the Zoo in Batu, Malang.
Due to World Cup in 2010. The keeper paint the Argentina Flag in its carapace... And the problem is It put in the wrong enclosure...
Spotted on Dec 26, 2010
Submitted on Dec 3, 2011
4 Comments
Unfortunately, I think they used wall painting to do that.
I already told the keeper about the habitat, but it seems nothing changes....
Some of the turtle in that Zoo never get direct sunlight too...
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Can you talk to the zoo keepers and explain to them about placing her in the correct habitat.
Hey, painted turtle is a name. You're not supposed to actually paint them! Hope it was non-toxic lead free paint.
Poor turtle, that is awful