One of the world's largest and least studied freshwater turtles has been found in Cambodia's Mekong River, raising hopes that the threatened species can be saved from extinction. Scientists captured ...

Soft-shelled turtles refuse to be typecast. Unlike their bulky, slow-moving cousins, soft-shelled turtles have adaptations for speed both on the land and in the water. The soft-shelled turtle is found ...

THERE. PRETTY GOOD. RARE AND ENDANGERED TURTLE SPECIES HAS BRED AT THE SAN DIEGO ZOO. STAFF SAY THEY ARE CARING FOR A 41 INDIAN NARROW HAD A SOFT SHELL TURTLE HATCHLINGS. CONSERVATION ISTS HAD ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shell integration typically involves 50 to 60 individual bones fusing into a permanent structural cage. The carapace creates a ...

One of the world’s largest and least studied freshwater turtles has been found in Cambodia’s Mekong River, raising hopes that the threatened species can be saved from extinction.

According to a news release from the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, the zoo welcomed 41 Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle hatchlings over the summer. SDZWA said that the zoo has become the first ...