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 ...

2 A tortoise by any other name A turtle refers to any reptile with a shell, so all tortoises are technically turtles, too. The main difference is that tortoises live only on land, while turtles ...

Their name comes from the red spot or red stripe located behind each eye. These are flat turtles with bright green shells and yellow markings. As adults, these turtles can reach about eight to 10 ...

After further questioning, the man reached into his pants and pulled out the turtle, which was about 5 inches long and wrapped in a small blue towel. The animal was determined to be a red-ear ...

The Yangtze giant softshell turtle is now on the brink of extinction. On Sunday, a dead reptile of its kind washed up on the shores of Dong Mo Lake in Vietnam, measuring 156 cm. long and weighing ...

Union of bony fractures in turtles can take as long ... commonly used to secure round pipes to flat surfaces; these are excellent for bridging shell fractures. These clamps can be placed over ...

Agra: Two people were arrested for smuggling 405 rare Indian flap shell turtles, an endangered species, by the special task force (STF) and the forest department on the Usrahaar-Kishni Road in ...

Most Asian turtles and tortoises dig themselves nests in mud or sand to lay their eggs. The hatchlings are born with a tooth egg to help them break out of the shell which is shed shortly afterwards.

This time around, his focus is on motoring, Mario Kart style. His Turtle Shell Racers are ripped right out of the Mario Kart series of games, and are built in the form of the multi-colored turtle ...

The endangered green turtle (Chelonia mydas) is characterised by its flat streamlined wide, rounded shell and paddle-like flippers for their forelimbs. Green turtles are the largest of the hard ...