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200kg turtle found in Akaroa may be trucked to Te Papa in Wellington for science

Massive rare leatherback turtle weighing more than 200kg is found dead after washing up on a farm in New Zealand


An endangered turtle weighing more than 200kg has washed up on a farm in New Zealand.

The leatherback sea turtle is the largest of all living turtle species and one of its kind was found dead at a farm in Akaroa, on New Zealand's South Island on Monday.

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