This one-ton turtle once ruled South America’s rivers — until a changing planet proved too much for even the largest ...

Humongous Turtle Shell Unearthed. This shows an 8-million-year-old turtle shell that measured nearly 8 feet (2.4 meters) was discovered in Venezuela. Christopher Schwarzenegger Hits the Red Carpet and ...

Humongous Turtle Shell Unearthed. This shows an 8-million-year-old turtle shell that measured nearly 8 feet (2.4 meters) was ...

A sacred giant turtle that died in Hanoi's storied Hoan Kiem lake has been given a new lease on life by city authorities who have embalmed the beloved creature for posterity -- and tourist visits.

Researchers have named a newly discovered species of giant prehistoric turtle after a universe-creating character that features in Stephen King's novel It, alongside the Dark Tower series of books.

Alligator snapping turtles have a hard, armor-like shell and a sharp beak. A 100-year-old giant alligator snapping turtle is at large after mysteriously disappearing somewhere along Interstate 40 in ...