The Ganges River, located in the north of India, is about 25 10 km long. It is known as the "mother river" of India, but although it has the reputation of the mother river, it has not enjoyed the due treatment! The holy river has become a "remnant river"!
The Ganges River is a sacred river in the hearts of Indians, so there is no need to say anything about the dirty water quality. At the same time, there are two species in the Ganges River, the first is catfish, and the second is our protagonist Ganges turtle today. When it comes to fishing in China, the wild soft-shelled turtle is basically invisible, but in the Ganges, it is not only everywhere, but also amazing. It even climbs to your side and hopes to be fed. Does it feel "magical"?
So how "magical" is the turtle situation in the Ganges? Soft-shelled turtle is a slow growing creature. It belongs to a temperature-changing animal. When the outside temperature is lower than 15℃, it will dive into the sand and start the hibernation mode. It is also based on this feature that the turtle usually gains 1-200g every year, so we rarely see huge turtles.
The first characteristic of the Ganges soft-shelled turtle is its huge size. It can be seen everywhere in the Ganges River, weighing from ten kilograms to dozens of kilograms, and its body length can reach 70- 100 cm. It takes at least ten years for the turtle to grow into this shape. The name "old turtle" can't run away.
Why doesn't anyone eat the Ganges turtle? For this matter, we can only say that the Indians are successful and the Ganges are defeated. It became the Ganges River because it is the cradle of the rise of Indian civilization, making ancient India one of the four ancient civilizations, and making Indians still take the Ganges River as their sacred place. However, it is this attitude of taking the Ganges as a holy land that makes the water quality of the Ganges quite poor, which also makes the Ganges turtle inedible.
Let's talk about the reasons for the deterioration of water quality in Ganges. The first reason is naturally that Indians like to bathe in the Ganges. Think about it, how spectacular it is that tens of millions of people take turns to go to the Ganges to take a bath, and at the same time, it naturally pollutes the water quality. At the same time, their custom of water burial will also deeply pollute the Ganges, making it easier for the Ganges to breed bacteria and germs.
Aquatic animals living in such a heavily polluted river must have heavy metals exceeding the standard and filled with various plastic waste particles. The Asian carp in the Great Lakes of North America once made people feel inedible. In contrast, the Ganges turtle is much dirtier than the Asian carp. It carries a lot of bacteria and viruses and goes deep into the meat, which is difficult for even the most powerful chef to clean.
Such poison is inedible, so it is naturally impossible to export it. Although the Ganges turtle is relatively large, its appearance is not much different from that of many turtles. Can it be carried to other countries? Don't worry about this. At present, our country's import and export coastal inspection is relatively strict. In 20 18, Jiangsu Nanjing Airport Quarantine Bureau found a Ganges turtle carried in a passenger suitcase from Bangladesh. At present, live animals belong to animals and plants that are forbidden to enter the country, and the Ganges soft-shelled turtle belongs to the national first-class protected species, so even if you want to eat it, it is impossible to achieve it.