Hundred-year-old giant turtle released into the wild

(Baonghean.vn) - After discovering a "giant" turtle, Mr. Nguyen Lam Son decided to release it at noon on the 15th day of the 7th lunar month.

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On September 5 (July 15th of the lunar calendar), Mr. Phan Van Lan - Chairman of the People's Committee of Thanh Ha commune, Thanh Chuong district, said that a local resident had just released a "giant" turtle weighing nearly 15kg into the environment.

The turtle weighing nearly 15kg was released by Mr. Son. Photo: Tan Ky

As reported, on September 3, Mr. Nguyen Lam Son (residing in Hamlet 13, Thanh Ha Commune, Thanh Chuong District) discovered a large turtle along the road. The turtle had a thick, hard shell with yellow spots and weighed nearly 15kg.Many curious locals came to his house to see and speculated that this turtle was over a hundred years old.

After consulting everyone, this afternoon, Mr. Son released the turtle back into the wild.

Tan Ky