The different species vary in size, with the largest being the Burmese mountain tortoise (also known as the Asian brown tortoise). It reaches up to 60cm in length and weighs up to 20-37kg. Most Asian ...

What’s in a name? When it comes to sea turtles, it turns out, a pretty distinguishing trait. “The animal kingdom is filled with plenty of common names, which may have been coined for a number of ...

Previous research with a different turtle species indicated that embryos would move from a cool spot to a warm one inside the egg. The new study shows that C. reevesii embryos will also move to avoid ...