Malayan flat-shelled turtles are notoriously hard to keep in captivity. Many turtles arrive stressed and sick, often due to being trafficked through the illegal animal trade.

Unlike their hard-shelled cousins, these turtles have leathery, flat, green or brown shells. These large, freshwater turtles are also known as "frog-faced softshells" because of their amphibian ...

The Fernbank Museum in Atlanta debuts "Turtles," an ... This species of turtle is flat ... The snake neck turtle is also appropriately named for a turtle with a neck 60% as long as its shell.

She’s right. The best part of the exhibit is the live animals. The snake-necked turtle’s neck grows to over half the size of ...

A green sea turtle is improving after being found stranded on a North Carolina beach with over 1 ½ pounds of barnacles and other organisms on its shell, seashore officials announced over the weekend.

The dawn beak turtle had a beak but no shell, but modern turtles have all of the above. This strongly hints that the evolution of the species we see on Earth today is likely far more complicated ...

A turtle’s shell is composed of two parts. The upper portion, or carapace, is made of flat bones covered by broad scales and is connected to the backbone and ribs.

A Clearwater, Florida, infant who was born with a growth on his back was dubbed “little Ninja Turtle” by his parents, as it resembled a “turtle shell.” James McCallum, 19 months, was given ...

Understanding the structure of the shell The shell of a turtle gives an impression of its durability and resistance. However, in reality, it consists of almost 60 bones.

Named for its flat shell, the flatback turtle doesn’t migrate as far as other turtles and prefers shallower waters. Are Sea Turtles Endangered? According to Cook, while there has been an increase in ...

The celebration featured a “show-and-shell” experience where mall patrons could learn more about turtles. Kayla Thornton with the Little Rock Zoo was hanging out with Short Stack, an African ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Zoo Knoxville has made history, successfully hatching the first Malayan flat-shelled turtle at any Association of Zoos and Aquariums accredited facility. For a species that ...