Four eyed turtle hatches

For the second year in a row, a rare Beal's four-eyed turtle hatches at the Tennessee Aquarium. Dave Collins, the Aquarium's curator of forests, talks about saving these creatures from extinction.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Beal's
• four
• eyed
• turtle
• tennessee
• aquarium
• chattanooga
• endangered
• species
• rare
• cute

[tc9er]

is it true that it is illegal to own, sell, purchase, or catch turtles in tennessee? I'm from Massachusetts and I'm moving to Tennessee and I've got 3 common musks and a hatchling eastern painted turtle and I can't part with them. I've had the musks since they were hatchlings( 5 years ago).

[TennesseeAquarium]

tc9er:Here's what our turtle expert says: "Tennessees laws regarding turtles are not simple. It is illegal to collect turtles in Tennessee without a permit which is not usually granted for personal use. It's illegal to sell species native to the state of Tennessee in Tennessee and, it is illegal to bring in any species native to Tennessee (this includes both species that this individual has) without an Import Permit. As far as Im aware, these are typically not granted to individuals."

[couldkill420]

@TennesseeAquarium have you aplly to be a youtube partner

[tc9er]

thanks for the response, thinking of moving to Georgia instead.

[tetramincolor]

its a rare species of turtle, it has a "fake " eye on it.

but its rare to breed and find

[Oceans4EverVids]

it looks like a normal turtle with only 2 eyes

[kittkatt032]

I only see 2 eyes

[kyreptilezoo]

Nice video. Great information and project.

[clubpenguin578]

wtf