The Softshell Turtle Has A Deceptively Powerful ... doubt in your mind that snapping turtles are the most dangerous type of turtle you may ever encounter. Regardless of the species, snapping ...

What does one man do when a softshell turtle invades his koi pond? Watch the fascinating video as he guides the turtle back ...

By Abhishyant Kidangoor It might sound hyperbolic to say that finding even one female turtle can revive an entire species. However, nothing could be truer for the critically endangered Yangtze ...

An imagined scene from the end of the Cretaceous Period, more than 66 million years ago, has the newly identified softshell turtle Hutchemys walkerorum dwelling alongside iconic species from the ...

In April 2021, when the Vennaru River, a tributary of the Cauvery, was at its ebb under the summer sun, a team of researchers ...

The different species vary in size, with the largest being the Burmese mountain tortoise (also known as the Asian brown tortoise). It reaches up to 60cm in length and weighs up to 20-37kg. Most Asian ...

The 21 turtle species are all native to the United States, most to the southeast, and include powerful snapping turtles, beautiful map turtles, mud turtles, musk turtles and odd-looking but lovable ...

A rare softshell freshwater turtle was spotted by villagers and wildlife officials behind the Chattbir Zoo near the Ghaggar river in Mohali’s Zirakpur. According to an official, it seems to the ...

Scientists have developed and validated a DNA test kit to help detect the critically endangered Yangtze softshell turtle, a species on the very cusp of extinction. The environmental DNA ...