The rare MBT species used to be seen more commonly around Singapore’s reservoirs years ago until an imported turtle species overran their turf.
SINGAPORE: After a 12-year wait, a man in Singapore watched a miracle of nature unfold when he was able to breed a Malayan box turtle at home.
Tiger Heng first let the world know about his “little miracle” when he posted photos of the baby turtle on the Singapore Wildlife Sightings Facebook page on Monday , where it got the attention of many users on the platform.Rare and Endangered Baby Turtle hatched!! I sincerely hope my experience can contribute a little towards the ongoing research and conservation of this species, its breeding behaviour and population. I look forward to many years with this little one.
“Today if you go around Singapore, you can barely see any MBT,” he told TISG, adding, “I have always been fascinated by the Malayan Box Turtle, they have a very special adaption: a movable hinge on its plastron where they can actually close their shells FULLY and hide all their flesh inside, to prevent predators from successfully attacking them. Hence they are called ‘box’ turtles, they can really close up their shell fully like a box.
This led him to extensively research turtle conservation and breeding, also he spoke to people overseas with experience in breeding turtles, including Cuora.org, the conservation center that focuses on box turtle conservation.
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