Camila Ferrara felt “stupid” plunging a microphone near a nest of turtle eggs. The Brazilian biologist wasn’t sure if she would hear much. She was studying the giant South American river ...

Footage shows hundreds of baby giant South American river turtles hatching, and emerging from the sands of beaches along the Guapor ...

(CNN) – New footage shows hundreds of thousands of baby giant South American river turtles hatching – the largest single gathering of turtles on the planet. Beginning in late September, an estimated ...

This is an adult Giant South American river turtle. The turtle is the largest member of the side-necked turtle family and grows up to nearly three feet in length. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert ...

It was a close relative of the aquatic big-headed Amazon River turtle (P. dumerilianus), which is alive today but much smaller, with a shell length of under 50 centimeters.

New footage shows hundreds of of thousands of baby Giant South American River Turtles hatching. Beginning in late September, an estimated 80,000 adult female turtles gather on local nesting ...

In the South American wild, turtles like Onassis live in "marginal streams," Miller said. "You won't typically find these animals in the main river," but in slower-moving channels off the river ...

(CNN) – New footage shows hundreds of thousands of baby giant South American river turtles hatching – the largest single gathering of turtles on the planet. Beginning in late September, an estimated ...

(CNN) – New footage shows hundreds of thousands of baby giant South American river turtles hatching – the largest single gathering of turtles on the planet. Beginning in late September, an ...

(CNN) – New footage shows hundreds of thousands of baby giant South American river turtles hatching – the largest single gathering of turtles on the planet. Beginning in late September, an ...

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