This close-up of the Rafetus swinhoei turtle shows its head and patterned skin. The Yangtze giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei), the world's largest freshwater turtle and one of the most ...
Turtles today are often slow-moving, modestly sized creatures, but their ancient relatives were quite different. Long before ...
The Turtle Survival Center, run by the Turtle Survival Alliance, exists to buy time for species that no longer have much of ...
The Outside Story shows how turtles have the capacity to withstand freezing temperatures in winter, some by freezing ...
An ornate box turtle is seen through an archway during the exploration test of a Coe College trial. (Cameron Kolthoff/Coe College) Buy Photo Would you go sky diving? Strike up a conversation with a ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dianne Plummer is an Energy Consultant and Certified Energy Manager. Climate change is altering the very biology of turtles, with ...
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Why thousands of turtles storm Odisha’s shores—and what drives them back every year
One of the most remarkable events in the world is the annual mass nesting event on the coast of Odisha, India, where ...
The Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday extended Endangered Species Act protections to the Suwannee alligator snapping turtle, a fierce-looking throwback that’s become prized by collectors. Citing ...
A sea turtle’s shell is living bone fused directly to its spine and ribs. It is not a detachable shield or an external case, ...
LOWELL — A potentially invasive species of turtle was found in Lowell last week near the confluence of the Merrimack and Concord rivers, raising concerns over the possible impacts to turtles native to ...
Discover what’s inside a turtle shell, living bone fused to spine and ribs, packed with organs, muscles, and nerves that ...
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