Rare yellow turtle in found Odisha's Balasore; netizens in awe

A unique and rare yellow turtle was rescued by locals from Sujanpur village in Soro block of Balasore district on Sunday.

The locals then called the Forest Department officials to the spot and handed over the turtle to them.

Speaking about the rescued reptile, Bhanoomitra Acharya, Wildlife Warden, said that it was a unique find and he had never seen a specimen like this before."The whole shell and the body of the rescued turtle is yellow. This is a rare turtle, I have never seen one like this," Acharya said. 

IFS Susanta Nanda shared the video of this rare turtle with the caption, "A rare yellow turtle was spotted and rescued in Balasore, Odisha yesterday. Most probably it was an albino. One such aberration was recorded by locals in Sindh few years back".

A rare yellow turtle was spotted & rescued in Balasore, Odisha yesterday.

Most probably it was an albino. One such aberration was recorded by locals in Sindh few years back. pic.twitter.com/ZHAN8bVccU

— Susanta Nanda IFS (@susantananda3) July 20, 2020

Mr. Nanda also shared a closeup picture of this rare turtle. Take a look...

Close snap of the same. Mark the pink eyes, one indicative feature of albinism. pic.twitter.com/MfXrXVYbfH

— Susanta Nanda IFS (@susantananda3) July 20, 2020

Here's how netizens reacted...

Golden yellow! Beautiful

— anusha harishankar (@Aharishankar) July 20, 2020

Ninja turtle!

— Ratnakar Panigrahi (@RatnakarOdisha) July 20, 2020

Beautiful 

— Rashmee (@witnessconscio1) July 20, 2020

This is a battery operated toy.... don't fool us

— Sapient_Salvation (@SapientMonk) July 20, 2020

Wow so beautiful

— Ruby (@Baijayanti100) July 20, 2020

Last month, a rare species of Trionychidae turtle was caught by fishermen at Deuli Dam under the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha. It was later released by the forest department in Deuli dam. Trionychidae turtles are softshell turtles, which are found in Africa, Asia, and North America. According to the forest department, the turtle weighed more than 30 kilograms and its maximum life is 50 years.