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 ...

Between mid-December and early January, millions of baby river turtles emerged from the sandy beaches of the Amazon’s Guaporé/Inténez River. Located along the border between Brazil and Bolivia, this ...

(CNN) – New footage shows hundreds of thousands of baby giant South American river turtles hatching – the largest single gathering of turtles on the planet. Beginning in late September, an estimated ...

Nicknamed "Molly," the turtle beat all odds and survived the hourslong surgery and months of recovery after the tumor ...

Three months ago, fishers found loggerhead sea turtle Molly with a 10-lb. tumor on her neck. Now, Molly is on the mend and ...

The largest nesting population of Mediterranean loggerhead turtles will be lost unless the Greek government puts a stop to uncontrolled tourism, which is rapidly degrading nesting beaches. Gland, ...