has the newly identified softshell turtle Hutchemys walkerorum dwelling alongside iconic species from the Age of the Dinosaurs. (Image: Sergey Krasovskiy) ...

What it eats: Fish, crustaceans, mollusks, frogs, insects, birds, small mammals Why it's awesome: Cantor's giant softshell turtles — named in honor of Danish zoologist Theodore Edward Cantor ...

These are the Florida softshell turtle, smooth softshell, and the spiny softshell. Although we don’t have confirmation, we are taking a guess that the turtle in Zak’s pond is the Florida ...

With the newly developed portable environmental DNA (eDNA) kit, scientists are hoping to detect unknown individuals of the critically endangered Yangtze softshell turtle. Image courtesy of ...