Why it's awesome: Cantor's giant softshell turtles — named in ... jaws that are strong enough to crush bone. Like other soft-shell turtle species, they are thought to have the ability to extract ...

What it eats: Fish, crustaceans, mollusks, frogs, insects, birds, small mammals Why it's awesome: Cantor's giant softshell ... Like other soft-shell turtle species, they are thought to have ...

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 ...

Conservationists, including from the University of Portsmouth, uncovered the nesting site of the "secretive" Cantor's giant softshell turtle. The species, which is native to the rivers of south ...

The footage, recorded from a low angle to make the turtle look bigger, showed the animal slowly shuffling along a beach.