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Thailand has unveiled a giant striped soft-shelled turtle believed to be the world's largest at the Chiang Mai Zoo Aquarium's exhibit tunnel in this northern province.

The 100-plus-year-old sea animal, "Grandma Sumo" weighs 130 kilogramme, while the base diametre of her body is measured at 1.50 metres.

The marine creature's release at the aquarium is to conserve the striped giant soft-shelled turtle species, as it is listed as one of the protected animals under Thailand's Wild Animal Reservation and Protection Act B.E. 2535 (1992). - (TNA)

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