When I crouched along the grassy banks of a small ciénaga, or desert wetland, near the park’s lodge, the turtle raised its long, wrinkly neck and stared at me. I couldn’t help but smile.

Distinguishing features: Long tail and neck, huge head ... feature of the softshell is its namesake soft shell, which is leathery and pliable. These turtles are usually greenish with yellow ...

And despite its ability to stretch its 6-inch neck completely out of and back ... a Trionyx spiniferus, or spiny soft shell turtle of the size Joe Guidry caught, is almost certainly a female.

Chinese state media has said the last known female Yangtze giant soft-shell turtle ... the other turtle lost his life. The female turtle’s fate comes after a long struggle with infertility.

They have long claws and powerful jaws that are strong enough to crush bone. Like other soft-shell turtle species, they are thought to have the ability to extract oxygen from the water through ...

He was pointing to an animal with a long, thick neck. At first ... Instead of having a hard shell like most turtles, the carapace covering the softshell has the look and feel of wrinkled leather.

That tale has long been a favorite among young and old ... That’s because in real life, the last giant soft-shell turtle living in Hoan Kiem Lake will probably die alone, and at least one ...