The creature paddling leisurely in the gin-clear water at Balmorhea State Park, in far West Texas, was the approximate size, shape, and color of a buttermilk flapjack. When I crouched along the grassy ...

An albino softshell turtle looks more like a rare Pokémon than a real animal. Its pale body, leathery shell, and long snorkel ...

This very determined Florida softshell turtle spent the morning on a tireless quest until she found her perfect nesting site, a short distance from a pond in The Villages, where she successfully dug a ...

India marked a major conservation milestone on Endangered Species Day as the country’s first satellite-tagged Ganges softshell turtle was released at Kaziranga National Park. The move is expected to ...

'It blew my mind': Long-lost ice-age ecosystem, including fossils of lion-size armadillo and giant ground sloth, discovered in Texas 'water cave' Prehistoric water-dwelling weirdo with sideways teeth ...

Staff at a conservation group captured the birth of 15 Burmese peacock softshell turtle hatchlings. The rare species, found only in Myanmar, is one of the world's most endangered freshwater turtles.