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Over 1,000 Sulcata tortoises hatched in China's Hainan (1/4)

2014-07-13 09:37 Xinhua Web Editor:Si Huan
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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)

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