Rare Egyptian Turtles Born at Rome Zoo

[diego]

Rare Egyptian Turtles Born at Rome Zoo



Rome's main zoo has successfully bred several rare Egyptian tortoises whose parents were rescued from a smuggler's suitcase in 2005.

The first egg hatched in April, six more followed this month, and there are still several eggs waiting to hatch, said Stefano Micarelli, the head reptile keeper at Rome's Biopark zoo.

"These animals are so rare in nature that we are trying to breed them so we can have a stock of these animals also in captivity," he told AP Television News.

The Egyptian tortoise, known as Testudo Kleinmanni, is protected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, or CITES. It is an Appendix I reptile, meaning it is afforded the highest protection. Trade in such animals, many of which are threatened with extinction, is permitted only in exceptional circumstances.

[adrian25]

super tare, ms de filmulet, kiar sunt interesante, se gasesc si la noi de cumparat?

[diego]

fiind o specie rara sigur nu se pot gasi de cumparat.