The spiny softshell turtle is rarely seen in the wild. It burrows its round, speckled shell and long neck under sand, with just its snorkel-like nose peeking out. At the Bays Mountain Park and ...

Aussies are being urged to be “respectful” and watch where they step following an exciting development on an idyllic beach.

Aussies are being urged to be “respectful” and watch where they step following an exciting development on an idyllic beach. Seagrass is once again thriving in Hervey Bay, Queensland, years after ...

Recovery of this softshell turtle species now requires working with a global population of only two or possibly three known individuals, though the exact number remains uncertain due to ongoing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Recovery of this softshell turtle species now requires working with a global population of only two or possibly three known ...

A total of 945 freshwater turtles belonging to seven species have been recorded during a survey along the River Brahmaputra in the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR), a Park official ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Freshwater extinctions rarely happen overnight, especially in a habitat as large as the Yangtze River. However, it's still ...

A rapid boat survey, which covered a 174 km stretch of the Brahmaputra flowing through the Kaziranga Tiger Reserve, documented 945 freshwater turtles belonging to seven species, including 876 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shell integration typically involves 50 to 60 individual bones fusing into a permanent structural cage. The carapace creates a ...

For hundreds of years, people believed that, come autumn, barn swallows would dive under the surface of ponds and lakes, swim to the bottom, and bury themselves in the mud for the winter. We now know ...