photo by @joelsartore | Meet one of the rarest species in the world, the Yangtze River giant softshell turtle. There are only four left, including this male, who is more than 100 years old! Hope for the largest freshwater turtle in the world now rides on starting a captive breeding program at the Suzhou and Changsha Zoos in #China. With help from the Turtle Survival Alliance (@turtlesurvival), biologists hope to use this male to fertilize the eggs of the world’s only female using artificial insemination, in time to save the species. If you love turtles like we do, please go to http://ift.tt/1ndGcHk to learn more and see how you can help! This is part of the WGBH/PBS Documentary series RARE, targeted to air in Spring 2017. #joelsartore #PhotoArk by natgeo http://ift.tt/1PD7Ye3 – Gatlinburg Garden Castle Rainbow Tower Library Imagination Station Temple Water Spirit Guardian Labyrinth Treasury Magic Healing