May 28, 2007: Soft-shelled turtle found

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And what a find Alex of Neato has found today; this Discovery Channel story says:

A rare soft-shell turtle thought to be on the brink of extinction has been discovered in Cambodia in a former stronghold of the Khmer Rouge, conservationists said Wednesday.

A 24-pound female Cantor's giant turtle -- known for its rubbery skin and jaws powerful enough to crush bone -- was captured and released by researchers in March, U.S.-based Conservation International and World Wildlife Fund said in a statement.

Scientists from the two groups and Cambodian wildlife officials discovered the animal and a nesting ground during a survey in Cambodia's Mekong River region.

"We thought it might be almost gone, but found it in abundance in this one pristine stretch of the Mekong, making the area the world's most important site for saving this particular species," David Emmett, a CI wildlife biologist, said in the statement.

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Shame that someone ran it over.

sorry for the visual this early in the am.....but that turtle looks.....uncircumcised

Soup's on.

Soup's off...

They should call it the pancake turtle.

lumberjim;347751 wrote:

sorry for the visual this early in the am.....but that turtle looks.....uncircumcised

Thank you. I thought I was the only one thinking of that.

As for the obligatory kill and eat, hmm, since it's Asian I'd say seasoned with five spice powder, wrapped in banana leaves and steamed. Served with rice noodles and hot pepper oil on the side.:yum:

Remember this thing is big enough and powerful enough to take off a toe, or maybe a foot, yet flat enough to fit under the couch. IOtD eats Dweller.

ROFL! You guys are so weird...

Hey now, we represent that!

richlevy;347785 wrote:

As for the obligatory kill and eat, hmm, since it's Asian I'd say seasoned with five spice powder, wrapped in banana leaves and steamed. Served with rice noodles and hot pepper oil on the side.:yum:

Hmmm, sounds good.

I might try a turtle curry (the recipe uses chicken, but states: "Note : This dish originally used turtle meat").

bobman;347846 wrote:

Hmmm, sounds good.

I might try a turtle curry (the recipe uses chicken, but states: "Note : This dish originally used turtle meat").

Yep, and there's even a line on a supplier. Which is good, because you never know if the SPCA is going to be closed.;)

bobman;347846 wrote:

Hmmm, sounds good.

I might try a turtle curry (the recipe uses chicken, but states: "Note : This dish originally used turtle meat").

Aw. The recipe is Indonesian. One of my favorite places.

If this is Cantor's turtle, is it a fractal turtle or does it just mean that what looks like sand in the picture is actually Cantor Dust? :eek:

Down here in FL we fry softshells.

Scriveyn;348006 wrote:

If this is Cantor's turtle, is it a fractal turtle or does it just mean that what looks like sand in the picture is actually Cantor Dust? :eek:

It's the turtle belonging to this Cantor. See - it looks like it's just finished makin' whoopee.

It looks like an inflatable soft shelled turtle to me.

It just came out of the water... that's shrinkage.

mmmm... softshell soup, manatee burgers, and gator tail pie. i'm hungry.

Scriveyn;348006 wrote:

If this is Cantor's turtle, is it a fractal turtle or does it just mean that what looks like sand in the picture is actually Cantor Dust? :eek:

I just wish the picture included its Cantor-buried Tail.

Shawnee123;348738 wrote:

I just wish the picture included its Cantor-buried Tail.

Naw, that turtle isn't ex cathedral - with all those recipes around it'll be ex turtle soon.