In 2019, the world’s rarest turtle suffered a staggering loss. The last known female of the species, Swinhoe’s softshell turtle, died after an artificial insemination procedure at the Chinese ...

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

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 ...

This female Yangtze giant softshell turtle (pictured at her home at China's Suzhou Zoo) died while recovering from anesthesia on April 12, 2019.

Swinhoe’s softshell turtles, also known as the Hoan Kiem turtle or Yangtze giant softshell turtle, were pushed to the brink of extinction by habitat destruction and by hunters who sought the ...

Conservationists hoping to save the Yangtze giant softshell turtle from extinction are hoping that this female (basking beside the water's edge) will mate with the only known male of the species ...

Most turtles were thought to not make sounds at all — before researchers went deep. Accessibility links. ... Here's the sound of a southern New Guinea giant softshell turtle.

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Conservationists have found a nest of the endangered Asian giant softshell turtle on a Mekong River sandbar in northeastern Cambodia, while 115 new species of various ...

Most turtles were thought to not make sounds at all — until researchers went deep. ... Here's a Southern New Guinea giant softshell turtle. (SOUNDBITE OF TURTLE GURGLING) WAMSLEY: ...

This group encompasses modern softshell turtles, including the narrow-headed and giant softshell turtles found in southern Asia. The species name walkerorum honors Greg and Susan Walker, ...