These large, freshwater turtles are also known ... even larger — and weigh more than 100 kilograms. Like other soft-shell turtle species, they are thought to have the ability to extract oxygen ...

The turtle, identified by many or our readers as a soft shell turtle, was caught in the massive jaws of what Yarborough estimated was 14-foot-long alligator. The pop he heard was the Alligator's ...

The green turtle is a large, weighty sea turtle with a wide, smooth carapace, or shell. It inhabits tropical and subtropical coastal waters around the world and has been observed clambering onto ...

A 1-square-meter plastic sheet was found inside a dead leatherback sea turtle on a ... 3 and 4 as its shell measured about 1 meter. Adult leatherbacks can grow as large as nearly 2 meters long.

The olive ridley turtle is named for the generally greenish color of its skin and shell, or carapace ... Fishing nets also take a large toll, frequently snagging and drowning these turtles.

including very large wounds. An antibiotic course should be instituted immediately and should continue for at least 2 weeks in most cases of open shell wounds. Cleaning. Soft scrub brushes ...

If you can’t find soft shell crabs (frozen ones are fine!), then you can go back to the original recipe and use a large fresh crab (preferably mud crab). But if you want an easier-to-eat dish ...