The Yangtze giant softshell turtle is now on the brink of extinction. On Sunday, a dead reptile of its kind washed up on the shores of Dong Mo Lake in Vietnam, measuring 156 cm. long and weighing ...

Suzhou authorities said Chinese and foreign experts are investigating the cause of the turtle's death. A female Yangtze giant softshell turtle, one of four remaining in the world, is seen at ...

Giant Softshell Turtle Facing Extinction After Last Known Female Dies A dead reptile of its kind washed up on the shores of Dong Mo Lake in Vietnam, measuring 156 cm. long and weighing 93 kg. By ...

Sea turtles are classified into two categories: hard-shelled and soft-shelled. A turtle’s hard shell consists of up to 50 bones, with their ribs, shoulder blades, and vertebrae fused together to ...

Chinese state media has said the last known female Yangtze giant soft-shell turtle has died, CNN reported. She was believed to be over 90 years old and died around 24 hours after researchers had ...

Turtles are fascinating animals. They are surviving reptiles from prehistoric times and come in a wide range of sizes. PETBOOK has summarized six exciting facts about the leatherback turtle in this ...

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - A rare soft-shell turtle thought to be on the brink of extinction has been discovered in Cambodia in a former stronghold of the Khmer Rouge, conservationists said Wednesday.

The Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle is considered endangered. The zoo is the first accredited organization in North America to hatch and raise the species that's native to South Asia.

The soft-shell turtles can grow to 440 lbs. As adults. “This habitat area was designed with this species in mind,” Gray said.

Swinhoe’s softshell turtles, which can weigh more than 370 pounds, be more than 6-feet long and live for over 100 years, hold a special cultural significance in Vietnam, where they are known as ...