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n this file photo taken Thursday, March 3, 2011, a rare giant soft-shelled turtle shows an open wound on its neck at Hoan Kiem lake in Hanoi, Vietnam
Wednesday, Mar. 09, 2011

Open quoteHe has helped the Vietnamese to defeat foreign invaders and also helped the country to have peace. I hope he will live forever. Close quote

  • NGUYEN THI XUAN,
  • a retired state employee in Hanoi, Vietnam, where rescuers have begun an urgent effort to capture and treat an old, ailing turtle revered as the city's spiritual symbol; only four of its species are known to be alive worldwide
Photo: AP | Source: The Guardian