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In pics: first artificial breeding of loggerhead turtles in China
By Xinhua Published: Aug 26, 2021 06:43 PM
A staff member feeds a baby loggerhead turtle at Qingdao Haichang Ocean Park in Qingdao, a coastal city in east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 25, 2021. Seven baby loggerhead turtles, a species under first-class state protection in China, were recently hatched after a successful artificial incubation at Qingdao Haichang Ocean Park in Qingdao, marking the first artificial breeding of loggerhead turtles in the country. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

A staff member feeds a baby loggerhead turtle at Qingdao Haichang Ocean Park in Qingdao, a coastal city in east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 25, 2021. Seven baby loggerhead turtles, a species under first-class state protection in China, were recently hatched after a successful artificial incubation at Qingdao Haichang Ocean Park in Qingdao, marking the first artificial breeding of loggerhead turtles in the country. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)


 
A baby loggerhead turtle swims at Qingdao Haichang Ocean Park in Qingdao, a coastal city in east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 25, 2021. Seven baby loggerhead turtles, a species under first-class state protection in China, were recently hatched after a successful artificial incubation at Qingdao Haichang Ocean Park in Qingdao, marking the first artificial breeding of loggerhead turtles in the country. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

A baby loggerhead turtle swims at Qingdao Haichang Ocean Park in Qingdao, a coastal city in east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 25, 2021. Seven baby loggerhead turtles, a species under first-class state protection in China, were recently hatched after a successful artificial incubation at Qingdao Haichang Ocean Park in Qingdao, marking the first artificial breeding of loggerhead turtles in the country. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)


 
A baby loggerhead turtle swims at Qingdao Haichang Ocean Park in Qingdao, a coastal city in east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 25, 2021. Seven baby loggerhead turtles, a species under first-class state protection in China, were recently hatched after a successful artificial incubation at Qingdao Haichang Ocean Park in Qingdao, marking the first artificial breeding of loggerhead turtles in the country. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

A baby loggerhead turtle swims at Qingdao Haichang Ocean Park in Qingdao, a coastal city in east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 25, 2021. Seven baby loggerhead turtles, a species under first-class state protection in China, were recently hatched after a successful artificial incubation at Qingdao Haichang Ocean Park in Qingdao, marking the first artificial breeding of loggerhead turtles in the country. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)


 
A staff member feeds a baby loggerhead turtle at Qingdao Haichang Ocean Park in Qingdao, a coastal city in east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 25, 2021. Seven baby loggerhead turtles, a species under first-class state protection in China, were recently hatched after a successful artificial incubation at Qingdao Haichang Ocean Park in Qingdao, marking the first artificial breeding of loggerhead turtles in the country. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

A staff member feeds a baby loggerhead turtle at Qingdao Haichang Ocean Park in Qingdao, a coastal city in east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 25, 2021. Seven baby loggerhead turtles, a species under first-class state protection in China, were recently hatched after a successful artificial incubation at Qingdao Haichang Ocean Park in Qingdao, marking the first artificial breeding of loggerhead turtles in the country. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)


 
A staff member feeds a baby loggerhead turtle at Qingdao Haichang Ocean Park in Qingdao, a coastal city in east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 25, 2021. Seven baby loggerhead turtles, a species under first-class state protection in China, were recently hatched after a successful artificial incubation at Qingdao Haichang Ocean Park in Qingdao, marking the first artificial breeding of loggerhead turtles in the country. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

A staff member feeds a baby loggerhead turtle at Qingdao Haichang Ocean Park in Qingdao, a coastal city in east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 25, 2021. Seven baby loggerhead turtles, a species under first-class state protection in China, were recently hatched after a successful artificial incubation at Qingdao Haichang Ocean Park in Qingdao, marking the first artificial breeding of loggerhead turtles in the country. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)


 
The biggest among the seven newly-hatched baby loggerhead turtles is weighed at Qingdao Haichang Ocean Park in Qingdao, a coastal city in east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 25, 2021. Seven baby loggerhead turtles, a species under first-class state protection in China, were recently hatched after a successful artificial incubation at Qingdao Haichang Ocean Park in Qingdao, marking the first artificial breeding of loggerhead turtles in the country. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

The biggest among the seven newly-hatched baby loggerhead turtles is weighed at Qingdao Haichang Ocean Park in Qingdao, a coastal city in east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 25, 2021. Seven baby loggerhead turtles, a species under first-class state protection in China, were recently hatched after a successful artificial incubation at Qingdao Haichang Ocean Park in Qingdao, marking the first artificial breeding of loggerhead turtles in the country. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)