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When keepers at the Chengu City Zoo in China noticed their turtle wasnt feeling well, they x-rayed her and discovered that 14 eggs had been caught in her birth canal. An emergency c-section was performed and the eggs were immediately buried into the sand until they hatched. They used a saw to open up her shell, and closed it up with epoxy resin!
More info: http://bit.ly/1j2zcqQ
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Playinghardball
Mar 2014
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Delphinus
(12,522 posts)1. Way cool!
Love it - thank you!
TeeYiYi
(8,028 posts)2. "Dabao is reported to be making an excellent recovery." ..nt
TYY
Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)3. Did they shell-ack it after they expoxied it?
Poor turtle -- I'm glad they helped her!
CFLDem
(2,083 posts)4. Boooo!
treestar
(82,383 posts)5. Turtle surgery
that takes skill!