Snapping turtles are large freshwater turtles that are unable to withdraw their head and legs fully into their shells, and so have extremely powerful jaws that they use to defend themselves with by ...

The giant South American river turtle, also known as the Arrau turtle, is a threatened species native to freshwater lakes and rivers in the rivers and lakes in the Amazon and Orinoco basins. “We ...

A University of Florida research team has developed a more accurate way to count wildlife using drones—an innovation that helped confirm the world's largest known nesting site for a threatened turtle ...

The biggest turtle ever to have lived had a massive eight-foot-long shell and weighed more than a tonne, according to a new study. The beast named Stupendemys geographicus roamed modern-day Colombia ...

Federal ocean managers say it might be time to move the East Coast population of the world's largest turtle from the United States' list of endangered animals. An arm of the National Oceanic and ...

The video authentically showed a leatherback turtle, the largest species in the world. However, it was recorded from a low angle, which made the reptile look bigger than it actually was. This is a ...

Loggerhead Marinelife Center researchers spotted a large leatherback turtle named Bootes nesting on Juno Beach Thursday night. Weighing in at 1,000 pounds, she is one of the biggest leatherback ...

PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. (WBTW) — Volunteers with the South Carolina United Turtle Enthusiasts group moved 160 loggerhead turtle eggs in Pawleys Island in Thursday morning. SCUTE head Rick Scott said it ...

In a doubly rare discovery, eggs from large, jellyfish-eating sea creatures were found on an Outer Banks beach in North Carolina. One nest is uncommon enough, but for the first time since ...