Cantor's giant soft-shelled turtles can grow up to 6 feet in length and weigh more than 100 pounds. The turtle spends 95 percent of its life buried and motionless, with only its eyes and mouth protruding from the sand. The turtle is regarded as endangered. Until recently, it was last seen in Cambodia in 2003. A 2007 survey of one area of the Mekong River in Cambodia found the turtle in abundance along a short 30-mile stretch of the river.
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