Burmese Star Tortoise

A handout photograph released on February 28, 2011 shows a Burmese Star Tortoise hatching from its egg at the Taipei Zoo February 24, 2011.


The Taipei Zoo and Taiwan Council of Agriculture pledged $10,000 on Monday to the Turtle Survival Alliance for the development and growth of the Burmese Star Tortoise which is deemed critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Picture taken February 24, 2011.


source: daylife
photo: Reuters