The spotted turtle's alluring features — its diminutive size, smooth black shell and dainty yellow speckles — have unfortunately contributed to its decline, since its charisma has made it a favorite ...

The spotted turtle's alluring features — its diminutive size, smooth black shell and dainty yellow speckles — have unfortunately contributed to its decline, since its charisma has made it a favorite ...

Some 4,900 yellow-spotted river turtles, also known as tracajás, have been released into the Igapó-Açu River, in Brazil. The threatened species lives in river basins in northern South America ...

Here’s a wild fun fact: in the Amazon, butterflies drink the tears of yellow-spotted turtles to get enough sodium in their diet. Although turtles do not have vocal cords, they are able to make ...