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Found giant crocodile tortoise in residential areas in the US
A 30kg turtle has just been found in a residential area in Fairfax County, Virginia. Its enormous size has baffled locals.
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Millions of American turtles are consumed in China each year
An increasingly popular export product is affecting the trade balance between the United States and China: live turtles.
Archeology
Huge giant turtle by car
Archaeologists have found fossils of giant turtles living in South America 60 million years ago. This fossil was discovered at a coal mine in Colombia called Carbomemys…
Animal world
Turtles 'trick' the whole village of science
Scientists have claimed the freshwater turtle Pelusios seychellensis on the Seychelles island nation has become extinct, but recently they broke the unexpected truth abo…
Animal world
Track turtles using a positioning device
A rare and precious freshwater turtle was found surviving in a Cambodian river thanks to a device mounted on a turtle shell.
Animal world
Many rare and precious Vietnamese turtles appear in Chinese markets
A group of international experts have discovered hundreds of individual turtles, including at least 16 of the 25 species of native tortoises and native freshwater turtle…