Royal turtle lays eggs in captivity for the first time

Egg-cellent effort: Conservationists weighing royal turtle eggs at the Koh Kong Reptile Conservation Centre in Koh Kong province. — AFP

AN endangered turtle bred in captivity laid eggs for the first time in Cambodia, conservationists said this week, in a massive win for animal protection in the kingdom.

The animal was among five royal turtles – once feared extinct in the country – that laid over 70 eggs.