The giant South American river turtle, also known as the Arrau turtle, is a threatened species native to freshwater lakes and rivers in the rivers and lakes in the Amazon and Orinoco basins. “We ...

Turtles today are often slow-moving, modestly sized creatures, but their ancient relatives were quite different. Long before ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. This one-ton turtle once ruled South America’s rivers — ...

Scientists studying the world’s largest river turtles, a South American species that grows to a length of nearly a meter, or 3 feet, have found the largest nesting aggregation ever recorded. Using ...

A University of Florida research team has developed a more accurate way to count wildlife using drones — an innovation that helped confirm the world’s largest known nesting site for a threatened ...

Wildlife often captures our attention in a variety of ways. These unexpected glimpses into the lives of animals also highlight their natural habitat and remind us that the world around us is full of ...

Freed from its eggshell by a volunteer, the tiny turtle hatchling clambers across a pebble-strewn sandy Greek beach in a race to the sea, the start of a hazardous journey that only one in 1,000 will ...