Over 1,000 Sulcata tortoises hatched in China's Hainan

Source:Xinhua Published: 2014-7-13 9:09:35

Sulcata tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata) hatchlings are seen at a cultivation center in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, July 11, 2014. A chelonian cultivation center in Wenchang has succeeded in hatching over 1,000 Sulcata tortoises. The new hatchlings were given birth to by adults imported from Africa. The sulcata tortoise, which originally lives near the seashores on the southwestern edge of the Sahara desert, is an endangered species on the IUCN Red List. (Xinhua/Jiang Enyu)


 

A staff member examines Sulcata tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata) eggs at a cultivation center in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, July 11, 2014.  A chelonian cultivation center in Wenchang has succeeded in hatching over 1,000 Sulcata tortoises. The new hatchlings were given birth to by adults imported from Africa. The sulcata tortoise, which originally lives near the seashores on the southwestern edge of the Sahara desert, is an endangered species on the IUCN Red List. (Xinhua/Jiang Enyu)


 

An adult Sulcata tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata) is seen at a cultivation center in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, July 11, 2014. A chelonian cultivation center in Wenchang has succeeded in hatching over 1,000 Sulcata tortoises. The new hatchlings were given birth to by adults imported from Africa. The sulcata tortoise, which originally lives near the seashores on the southwestern edge of the Sahara desert, is an endangered species on the IUCN Red List. (Xinhua/Jiang Enyu)


 

A baby Sulcata tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata) is hatched at a cultivation center in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, July 11, 2014.  A chelonian cultivation center in Wenchang has succeeded in hatching over 1,000 Sulcata tortoises. The new hatchlings were given birth to by adults imported from Africa. The sulcata tortoise, which originally lives near the seashores on the southwestern edge of the Sahara desert, is an endangered species on the IUCN Red List. (Xinhua/Jiang Enyu)


 

Posted in: Odd Pictures

blog comments powered by Disqus