VietNamNet Bridge
– After seeing of Hanoi’s
Hoan Kiem Lake
last week, many visitors saw some new injuries on his back when he floated to
the surface on December 30.

Professor Ha Dinh Duc, a famous researcher of Hanoi culture and Hanoi’s
legendary turtle, said that perhaps red-eared turtles gnawed his shell.

The ancient turtle in the Hoan Kiem Lake is one of the only four turtles of
the giant turtle species in the world. The another is living at another lake in
Hanoi, named Dong
Mo and the two last turtles are caged in China.

Hanoi authorities have asked relevant agencies and
scientists to have measures to deal with red-eared turtles in the Hoan Kiem
Lake to defend the legendary turtle.

PV