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"Many freshwater turtle species as the environmental temperature decreases ... Whales accomplish this feat thanks to a number of key adaptations. These include slowing down their heart rate and or ...

Turtles and tortoises are among the world’s most endangered vertebrates, with about half their more than 300 species threatened with extinction. Only primates—human beings expected—are at ...

Rescuing sea turtles 08:11. Researchers who found a giant freshwater turtle fossil discovered in Brazil have named it Peltocephalus maturin after a character in one of Stephen King's novels.. The ...

The female turtle, which was around 5 feet (1.5 meters) long and weighed 205 pounds (93 kilograms), was discovered dead on April 21 on the shores of Dong Mo Lake, in Hanoi's Son Tay district.

The last known remaining female Yangtze giant softshell turtle was found dead in Vietnam last week, leaving the species on the brink of extinction. A member of a non-profit turtle protection group ...

A member of the largest freshwater turtle species in the world with the power to bite through bone has been discovered in the United Kingdom – thousands of miles from its native home in the ...

A newly discovered species of extinct, fossilized freshwater turtle discovered in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil was named for Maturin, a character from the works of novelist Stephen King.

Freshwater turtles are also threatened by human persecution, namely by overcollection for the food and pet trades. Our successful ongoing campaign on behalf of the nation's turtles has prompted ...

The massive ancient freshwater turtle was more than 3 feet long, the same size as many sea turtles at the time. Skip to Article. Set weather. Back To Main Menu Close. Quick Look- ...