This one-ton turtle once ruled South America’s rivers — until a changing planet proved too much for even the largest ...

Scientists on an Indonesia island found a “giant” creature caught in a trap, the area’s first sighting of an endangered species, photos show. Photo from Hasan, Rahmawati, Guntoro, South, Valen, Tamam, ...

Humongous Turtle Shell Unearthed. This shows an 8-million-year-old turtle shell that measured nearly 8 feet (2.4 meters) was discovered in Venezuela.

An ancient species that has endured for over a century now faces imminent extinction. The Yangtze giant softshell turtle, regarded as the largest freshwater turtle on Earth, has only two known ...

Article by Molly Schafer Photos courtesy of Molly Schafer, Mat Smith, Andy Tocydlowski, Maya Walker, Jim White, Kenneth Geisert and University Archives September 10, 2024 The discovery of a ...