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

Turtles today are often slow-moving, modestly sized creatures, but their ancient relatives were quite different. Long before ...

Snapping turtles are large freshwater turtles that are unable to withdraw their head and legs fully into their shells, and so have extremely powerful jaws that they use to defend themselves with by ...

Scientists studying the world’s largest river turtles, a South American species that grows to a length of nearly a meter, or 3 feet, have found the largest nesting aggregation ever recorded. Using ...

Wildlife often captures our attention in a variety of ways. These unexpected glimpses into the lives of animals also highlight their natural habitat and remind us that the world around us is full of ...