Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A snapping alligator turtle-- with a bite fierce enough to sever human bone -- was mysteriously discovered an ocean away from its ...

A dangerous turtle capable of biting through bones has been found in a tarn in Cumbria. An alligator snapping turtle, which is usually found in swamps and freshwater rivers in Florida, Texas and other ...

NEW YORK — A member of the largest freshwater turtle species in the world with the power to bite through bone has been discovered in the United Kingdom – thousands of miles from its native home in the ...

No, that's not a living dinosaur. It's a 100-pound alligator snapping turtle. Researchers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission captured the rambunctious, prehistoric-looking ...

An ancient species of turtle whose remains have been discovered in Spain is the largest marine turtle ever found in Europe. The turtle, which has been named Leviathanochelys aenigmatica, was up to ...

Aug. 27 (UPI) --A large, invasive alligator snapping turtle spotted under a dock at a Washington beach was safely removed by a lifeguard supervisor, officials said. Kirkland Parks & Community Services ...

Across a clear sheet of frozen water, and against a cutting wind, Robbie Polk and three companions walked toward a meeting with a giant. Layered in camo, shotgun over his shoulder, and headlamp angled ...

INDIALANTIC, Florida (WJW) — Sea turtle nesting season is now in full swing, and just last week, an 800-pound turtle was discovered protecting a nest on the beaches of central Florida. Any sighting of ...

TOPEKA, Kan. — Wildlife officials are preparing to reintroduce a locally extinct species back into Kansas’ waters next month in a bid to restore it to its old habitat in the state. 27 News spoke with ...

AMES, Iowa – Exploring the genome of an animal that’s been extinct for 65 million years has its challenges. But studying that animal’s living relatives might be the next best thing. An Iowa State ...

May 21 (UPI) --Scientists can begin to imagine what a dinosaur's genome would look like under a microscope thanks to turtles and birds. By comparing the genomes of turtle and bird species, distant ...