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 ...

Snapping turtles are among the oldest reptiles still alive today, with a history that stretches back roughly 200 million ...

Males were targeted. Females were left untouched. The reason comes down to the thickness of a shell.

142 dead turtles. Smashed shells. A 20-year researcher had never seen anything like it - until now.

Most of us grew up with the rabbit and the turtle story, where the turtle wins by simply taking its time. That idea tends to ...

Unregulated commercial collection of freshwater turtles in southern and midwestern states is depleting native turtle populations, including those of rare map turtle species that may already be at risk ...

Nocturnal basking has only recently been reported in wild freshwater turtles, but this study suggests that the behaviour is widespread and occurs in many species. Postdoctoral Researcher at La Trobe ...

The study of freshwater turtle parasitology has evolved considerably over recent decades, moving from traditional morphological assessments to advanced molecular techniques. This research domain ...

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22 May 2007, Rome, Italy --- A worker from Rome's Biopark zoo holds a Testudo Kleinmanni hatchling, an endangered species also known as an Egyptian tortoise, in Rome May 22, 2007. The offspring is the ...

TUGUEGARAO CITY — A week after being taken into the care of environmental workers in Calanasan, Apayao, a female Asian or ...

Deborah Bower receives funding from the Australian Research Council, NSW Department of Environment and Planning, and the Northern Tablelands Local Land Services. Donald McKnight works for the Savanna ...