Live: Opening Inherited a Zoo

Chapter 436

"Today, I will popularize what is called the Yunnan box turtle. If you see it in the wild in the future, please remember not to touch it."

"It's true, the prison-wearing beast."

"It would be best if you could notify the relevant departments, but you must not try to catch them home and then sell them."

"Once known, a huge fine is not something anyone can afford."

Chen Dong gave a few words of advice and continued:

"There are nine species of box turtles known in our country."

"These nine species are the golden-headed box turtle, the yellow-bordered box turtle, the yellow-fronted box turtle, the three-line box turtle, and the Yunnan box turtle."

"Pan's Box Turtle, Zhou's Box Turtle, Baise Box Turtle, Malayan Box Turtle, and Liyuan Box Turtle (the Vietnamese species of the third-line Box Turtle, which has now been established as a new species)."

"" Among them, the yellow-margined box turtle is the most widely distributed, and the Yunnan box turtle is an endemic species in my country. "

"Until now, there are only specimens of the box turtle in Yunnan, and no living ones have been found for decades."

"It is unclear whether Zhou's box turtle is endemic to my country. Except for the Malayan box turtle (Anbu box turtle), other species are very rare."

"Today we mainly introduce the Yunnan box turtle."

As he said that, Chen Dong squatted down and waved at one of the box turtles lying in the middle of Moon Lake.

Then pour some spiritual water into the lake.

The three Yunnan box turtles and Mr. Zhao's tortoise swam over quickly.

Chen Dongshun picked up a Yunnan box turtle and held it in his hand.

"Look carefully."

"The carapace of the Box Turtle in Yunnan is relatively low, with triangular edges and strong ridges."

"The plastron is large, the front edge is round, the rear edge is concave, and there are two anal shields."

"The dorsal plastron is connected by ligaments, and there are also ligaments between the chest and ventral shields. The front lobe of the plastron can still move, and cannot be completely closed to the carapace."

"The limbs are relatively flat, and the fingers and toes are completely webbed."

Every time the men's football team said something, they would point to the Yunnan box turtle in their hands, so that it could be clearly presented in front of everyone in the live broadcast room.

"The head is olive, with yellow streaks on the side of the head, and yellow symmetrical markings on the pharynx and chin."

"Olive brown or milk chestnut shell color on the back, sometimes yellowish-white on the edges and ribs."

"The abdomen is brown or light yellow olive, the edge is yellowish white, the scales are dark black or yellow olive, and there are light reddish brown spots on each ventral scute."

"The Yunnan box turtle is only known to be produced in Kunming (River Xiexia) and Dongchuan in my country's Yunlan. People who don't know it can easily confuse it with other box turtles."

"The old man is an obvious example."

After Chen Dong finished speaking, he hit Mr. Zhao.

"Please don't look at this thing, although it is a bit small."

"But its lethality is still very fierce sometimes."

As he spoke, Chen Dong tapped its shell.

"The closed shell of the Yunnan box turtle can be used not only for self-protection, but also as a powerful weapon against enemies."

"When it encounters a predator, it immediately retracts its head, tail, and limbs into its carapace. The plastron and carapace join together to close the carapace and form a box-like structure."

"When a snake invades, they close their carapaces and just clamp the snake until the snake dies, and then the dead snake becomes its meal.""

"Among them, the turtle with a shrinking head also means this."

"Under normal circumstances, they live at relatively high altitudes, and they eat a wide range of things. They are omnivorous animals, and the place where they live is not so particular."

"Next is the most critical moment, regarding the value of this Yunnan closed turtle."

Speaking of this, Chen Dong glanced at Mr. Zhao indiscriminately.

"What are you doing squinting at me all the time, kid?"

Mr. Zhao was so angry that he blew his beard and stared at Chen Dong.

At this moment, he actually felt his IQ being rubbed against the ground.

"It's like this."

"The Yunnan box turtle is almost extinct in the wild. It can be said that it is rare or even considered extinct. The rarer its natural resources are."

"This one is ridiculously expensive on the black market."

"The price has reached millions, or even tens of millions."

"With a lot of money, there are bound to be people who will take risks. It is very regrettable that some criminals are crazy about capturing Yunnan box turtles."

"There are even more Yunnan box turtles in the hands of the masses than there are in the wild."

"So the higher authorities have been strengthening their efforts to suppress this kind of behavior, so that the only Yunnan box turtle can get a better living environment and thrive."

"It's still the same sentence, everyone is responsible for protecting wild animals."

"In fact, not only the Yunnan box turtle, but also the current status of wild turtles in China is not optimistic."

"In the past, the northern limit of the distribution of tortoises in my country could reach many areas, but now the distribution range has been significantly reduced."

"And most turtle species are already endangered in the wild, and the situation is even worsening."

"Habitat loss and human capture are the most important reasons, and the more species-rich an ecosystem is, the more creative it is."

"I hope everyone can understand the significance of protecting rare animals and how to care for the environment!!!!"

(End of this chapter)