Turtle

Egyptian reseach team unearths fossil of 70M year old river turtle dating back

Sat, 01 Apr 2023 - 11:32 GMT

An Egyptian research team succeeded in discovering a river turtle dating back more than 70 million years in Kharga city in the New Valley in the Western Desert in Egypt.

In Pics: Rare sea turtle released from fishermen's nets, returned to Gulf of Suez

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 - 02:36 GMT

The turtle was launched from a marine boat at the Marine Sports Club.

Lizard, turtle among more than 100 new species found in Mekong region

Tue, 19 Dec 2017 - 09:48 GMT

A Vietnamese 'crocodile lizard' and a Thai turtle found on sale in a local market are among more than 100 new species discovered in the ecologically diverse.

Jonathan, St. Helena's ancient tortoise, awaits visitors

Sun, 26 Nov 2017 - 11:34 GMT

He is a tourist attraction worth travelling a long way to see -- Jonathan the giant tortoise is perhaps the world's oldest land animal.

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