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Title: C-section on a turtle? Written by: duddy on Mar 20, 2014 (https://biology-forums.com/gallery/47/4_20_03_14_12_55_18.jpeg) (https://biology-forums.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=15689) Surgeons performed a C-section on this turtle and saved her life! A turtle named Dabao was a bit lethargic and zookeepers at China’s Chengu City Zoo thought she was sick and sent her for x-rays. The results were surprising: 14 eggs were stuck in the birth canal. To make sure Dabao survived, the surgeons opened the shell with a skull opener, carefully removed the 14 eggs (which were immediately buried in sand to await hatching) and resealed the shell with epoxy resin. Comments: looks painful Written by: biolove on Aug 20, 2014 I guess they have to pass their time somehow. Written by: Alexx on Mar 21, 2014 This is such remarkable surgery, I bet the turtle felt so much relief once it woke up :D Written by: padre on Mar 20, 2014 |