The snapping turtle, also known as Chelydra serpentina, is North Carolina's largest freshwater turtle, the N.C. Wildlife Commission said. The snapping turtle defends itself by snapping or biting ...

Since turtles don’t start mating and laying eggs until they are ages 8 to 10, their offspring’s survival is important for conservation. Eggs and baby turtles are easy targets for raccoons ...

“GNS and NIWA have been working together at pace to plan our move into the new Public Research Organisation,” said Chelydra Percy, GNS Chief Executive. “There is lots of work for us still to do, but I ...

Have you ever heard of a fish that breathes air and “hibernates” to survive? The lungfish is an incredibly unique and resilient fish that has developed lungs to extract oxygen from the air. However, ...

Two Headed Turtle. Image via Openverse. The bicephalic turtle discovered in Maine was identified as a common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina), a species native to North America. At hatching, the ...

The common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) and alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) represent fascinating examples of semi-aquatic reptiles that breathe air but spend most of their ...

This text is part of Parks’ Historical Signs Project and can be found posted within the park. New York City once contained 224,000 acres of freshwater wetland. This valuable ecosystem can slow erosion ...

The interesting thing about turtles is not that they can live for 50-100 years in the wild, it is that they really must live and reproduce for that long to maintain stable populations. In fact, the ...

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