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 ...

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 ...

Here’s how it works. 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 ...

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 ...