This Giant Ancient Turtle Dwarfs Its Modern Ancestors

Turtles today are often slow-moving, modestly sized creatures, but their ancient relatives were quite different. Long before ...
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Shell Game: In China, a $14K Reward for a Turtle That May Be Extinct

In early May, a little-known nonprofit offered a reward unprecedented in China’s conservation circles: 100,000 yuan ($14,000) for a single photo or video of the Yangtze giant softshell, a species so ...
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Giant Tortoise Getting a ‘Shell Rub’ at the Nashville Zoo Is Bringing on the Smiles

Giant Tortoise Getting a ‘Shell Rub’ at the Nashville Zoo Is Bringing on the Smiles originally appeared on PetHelpful. Just like us, animals enjoy a little pampering now and then. A soothing massage ...