The summer is winding down at our southern California Conservation Center and we have had some incredibly unique species hatching. Our first Critically Endangered Roti Island Snake-neck Turtle (

Chelodina mccordi

) hatched from its tiny egg, one ninja star-like Spiny Turtle (

Heosemys spinosa

) unfurled from an oblong egg, one Critically Endangered Pancake Tortoise (

Malacochersus tornieri

) unfolded itself from its egg, 2 Endangered Forsten's Tortoises (

Indotestudo forstenii

) emerged, and 9 beautiful Mexican Painted Wood Turtles (

Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima

) hatched, another first for the Turtle Conservancy!

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