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 ...

This close-up of the Rafetus swinhoei turtle shows its head and patterned skin. The Yangtze giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei), the world's largest freshwater turtle and one of the most ...

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 ...

Throughout the history of life on Earth, some species have evolved to incredible sizes. Animals today can reach enormous sizes, such as the biggest polar bear found in the U.S., which outsized the ...

The largest sea turtle in the world doesn’t have a hard shell. Instead, the leatherback turtle has a tough, rubbery skin, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. These ocean ...

Green sea turtles love to feed and nest in the shallow waters of Laguna Madre, a hypersaline lagoon and one of the seven major estuaries along the Texas coast from near Corpus Christi to South Padre ...

Leatherback sea turtles, the largest of all living turtles, undertake extensive migrations that can span multiple years. They travel from subtropical and tropical nesting locations to temperate ...

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 ...

It’s been six years since a female leatherback sea turtle has laid her eggs on or near a North Carolina beach. Until now. A female leatherback chose to build her nest at Fort Fisher State Recreation ...

One of the Earth's largest sea turtles laid eggs in this nest at Fort Fisher State Recreation Area in North Carolina between May 20, 2018 to May 23, 2018. North Carolina State Parks and Recreation ...