A female Yangtze giant softshell turtle is seen in the mud at Suzhou Zoo on May 6, 2015 in Suzhou, Jiangsu province of China. Visual China Group via Getty Images.

The last known female Yangtze giant softshell turtle died in April of unknown causes, leaving only two males as the final known living members of a species that has for years been teetering on the ...

The Yangtze giant softshell turtle is now on the brink of extinction after a dead reptile of its kind washed up on the shores of Dong Mo Lake in Vietnam, measuring 156 centimeters long and ...

Three Indian narrow-headed softshell turtles have been at the zoo for more than 20 years. All that time, zoo staff had been hoping they would one day reproduce.

Ever wondered how softshell turtles are processed in one of the most lucrative industries in the world? In this video, we take you inside the $500 million softshell turtle industry, revealing the ...

It's turtle nesting season across the Thames River watershed, and conservationists are working to protect endangered species.

Female Pallid Spiny Softshell Turtles lay their eggs in late spring and throughout summer. They will dig a hole in soil near water, and lay an average of 12 – 18 eggs at a time.

Softshell Turtles in Florida Are Affected by a Deadly Virus. Since 2021, an executive order in Florida has banned the transportation or taking of all Florida softshell turtles.

Softshell turtles appear mostly in upland bodies of water. Pancake-like, goofy and clumsy are all words Robert Mendyk, Audubon Zoo's curator of herpetology, used to describe their appearance and ...

Why it's awesome: Cantor's giant softshell turtles — named in honor of Danish zoologist Theodore Edward Cantor — spend 95% of their lives completely motionless, buried under mud or sand in ...