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 ...

Sometimes animated turtles seem to live inside their shells like it’s a tiny home. They may even hop out of the shell and run ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Prashant Rai, inspector-in-charge of the GRP station at the Malda Town station, says the turtles were rescued from a general ...

TONAWANDA, N.Y. — Erie County Parks, Recreation and Forestry was excited to announce the spotting of a native turtle species possibly returning to its old habitats. On Tuesday, the parks ...

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.

General Railways Police (GRP), on Wednesday, recovered 268 endangered species of soft-shell turtles, scientifically known as ...

One of Earth’s rarest species of any animal, a female Yangtze giant softshell turtle died at China’s Suzhou Zoo on April 13, reported BBC News. That leaves only three known survivors remaining.