Cockfighting has been illegal in Costa Rica for more than a century, but this violent tradition persists underground across the country. To make the birds deadlier, their owners often tie razor-sharp ...

A team at the University of Florida used drones and smart modeling to accurately count over 41,000 endangered turtles nesting along the Amazon’s Guaporé River—revealing the world’s largest known ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Researchers from the University of Florida have uncovered the ...

Scientists studying the world’s largest river turtles, a South American species that grows to a length of nearly a meter, or 3 feet, have found the largest nesting aggregation ever recorded. Using ...

A new scientific approach to counting wildlife discovered 41,000 nesting turtles hidden in one area of the Amazon. A University of Florida team believes they’ve developed a more accurate way to ...

"Bartlett's Guide and Reference contains up-to-date and easy-to-use information for all 208 recognized species and subspecies of crocodilians, turtles, and lizards (native, introduced, and established ...

The hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), a critically endangered species, has long been exploited for its shell, used in a wide range of ornaments, including, in Costa Rica, the deadly spurs ...

The giant South American river turtle, also known as the Arrau turtle, is a threatened species native to freshwater lakes and rivers in the rivers and lakes in the Amazon and Orinoco basins. “We ...