Chinese Stripe-Necked Turtle

Scientific Name: Mauremys sinensis

DID YOU KNOW?

• This turtle can last for weeks without water and food, and when it finds water, it can drink as much as 15% of its own body weight. They eat Succulent for both food and the water they need.

EVERY SPECIES COUNT

Chinese stripe-necked turtles are mainly threatened by habitat loss and pollution and by over-collection for food, medicine, and the pet trade, which has caused major population declines.

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