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Meet 'Turtle God,' China's Top Turtle Expert

Turtles are a wonderful and magical species, and it's no surprise that some people get very passionate about these shelled aquatic critters. One Chinese man named Chen Bo loves turtles more than any other animal and has been collecting them for over 20 years. He runs a blog detailing how he has acquired and cared for over 200 turtles in the past two decades from his home in Shanghai. Some Chinese internet users discovered Chen's blog and the turtle lover shot to internet stardom after his blog was shared on Chinese social media. Now Chen Bo is known on the Chinese Internet as the 'Father of Turtles' and even the 'Turtle God' because his passion for the reptilian creatures is not matched by any other person in China. It all started when Chen got his first pet tortoise as a gift from his father when he was only three years old. Chen's passion for keeping and breeding all kinds of species only grew as the years went by, until, suddenly, he realized that turtles were his life's calling. Now Chen says that turtles are the biggest passion in his life. The 'Turtle God' says his favourite breeds are the Kinosternidae, the American Mud, and Musk Turtles. There is no specialised veterinary on turtles in China, so after decades of self-tutelage, he has learned with trial and error to allegedly become China's only expert on the species. He is seen by maybe to be one of the biggest enthusiasts of turtle pet culture in the country, and he hopes that more and more people will want to keep turtles, especially the Kinosternidae, as a pet in the future.