This Giant Snapping Turtle Weighed as Much as a Refrigerator

Snapping turtles are among the oldest reptiles still alive today, with a history that stretches back roughly 200 million ...

World’s biggest ‘maternity ward’: 41,000 giant turtles gather on a single Amazon beach

Deep in the Amazon basin, something remarkable happens every year. Along a stretch of sandy riverbank, thousands upon thousands of giant turtles crawl out of the water at almost the same time. The ...
Morning Overview on MSN

Is this huge Amazon nest of 41,000 giants the world’s biggest maternity ward?

Along a remote stretch of Brazil’s Guapore River, a University of Florida research team has documented what appears to be the ...

Amazon’s Hidden Turtle Paradise: Over 40,000 giant river turtles gathering spotted from the sky with drone

Scientists using drones discovered over 40,000 giant river turtles nesting along the Guapore River in the Amazon, revealing ...