One of the world’s most densely populated cities might seem an unlikely refuge for endangered wildlife. But behind the concrete jungle of Hong Kong, where more than 7 million people mingle in a ...

With an estimated 8.75 million living species on earth, there are always going to be some weird and unusual animals you've ...

One of the Strangest, Stealthiest Turtles You've Ever Seen A mata mata turtle can go 15 minutes between breaths--it's another one of the Smithsonian's National Zoo's many unique animals. Join the ...

Scientists have recently added a new turtle to the list. Uwe Fritz from Germany, along with an international team, has ...

They’re also a bit of a bridge between land and water, depending on the species. “All animals with a backbone and a shell are turtles,” says Jeffrey Lovich, Research Ecologist at the U.S. Ge ...

Texas beaches are seeing a spike in endangered Kemp’s ridley turtle nests, the tiniest sea turtle species in the world.

“This creature was over six feet long, it had a strange disc-like body and a ... Interestingly, other early fossils of different turtle species had shells but no beaked jaws.