A Cambodian community is attempting to save this endangered species, which can grow to the size of a small sofa.
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This is the Cantor’s giant soft-shell turtle. It’s an extremely rare species in Cambodia that can grow to be the size of a small sofa and live for more than a century. A restaurant owner bought it from fishermen and brought the turtle to the Mekong Turtle Conservation Center. The community has gathered to release the turtle back into the wild.

Read more in "In Cambodia, giant turtles come back from the brink"
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