A rare yellow turtle was discovered in India last week. The turtle was spotted by Basudev Mahapatra while he was working in his fields in the village of Sujanpur and decided to bring the turtle home. Mahapatra then handed over the turtle to forest officials, who contacted conversation experts. 

The executive director at the Association for Biodiversity Conservation, Siddhartha Pati,  told CNN that this is his first time seeing this kind of turtle. 

Pati explained that the turtle's color is due to albinism. He describes albinism as "a congenital disorder, and it is characterized by complete or partial absence of tyrosine pigment." 

The turtle has now been released into the wild in Balasore, added Pati. The turtle is known as the Indian flap shell turtle. This one was an adult, believed to be between one and a half and two years old. 

The Indian flapshell turtle is commonly found in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Myanmar. It is omnivorous, and its diet consists of frogs, snails, and even some aquatic vegetation, Pati said.

"We find turtles and crabs regularly," said Pati, "and we rescue them and release them into the water. But this is the first time in Odisha and second time in India that an albino turtle has been found."