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Associated observations

Photos / Sounds

What

Chinese Softshell Turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis)

Observer

muir

Date

April 20, 2013 01:11 PM EDT

Place

Hawaii, US (Google, OSM)

Description

From the USGS: "These turtles were brought to Hawaii, U.S.A., and cultivated by Asian immigrants as a traditional source of food from the 1800s up till World War II (Brock, 1947; McKeown and Webb, 1982; McKeown, 1996)."

Second photo shows the turtle lurking like some Hawaiian mini-crocodile.

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