Paleontologists have uncovered fossils of a giant turtle species with some striking features, such as its shape, that lived tens of millions of years ago in South America. The research team found ...

The giant turtle can be found northwest of the Lost Lake POI (point of interest). Ryuji, an NPC, can be found near the turtle, and will provide you with some background information on a sea ...

The turtle's size inspired the etymology, Ferreira said. As researchers were casting around for a name, one of them, Miriam Pacheco, a big fan of King's novels, suggested Maturin. The giant sea ...

One of just four Yangtze giant softshell turtles remaining on the planet has died. The turtle, estimated to be over 100 years old, was found dead in a lake in central Hanoi, Vietnam, on Tuesday.

The Yangtze giant softshell turtles thrive in muddy water and can weigh up to 90 kg (200 pounds) One of the world's rarest turtles, a Yangtze giant softshell, has died in China, leaving just three ...

While all other sea turtles have hard, bony shells, the inky-blue carapace of the leatherback is somewhat flexible and almost rubbery to the touch. Ridges along the carapace help give it a more ...

Why it's awesome: Cantor's giant softshell turtles — named in honor of Danish zoologist Theodore Edward Cantor — spend 95% of their lives completely motionless, buried under mud or sand in ...

The green turtle is a large, weighty sea turtle with a wide, smooth carapace, or shell. It inhabits tropical and subtropical coastal waters around the world and has been observed clambering onto ...