What it eats: Fish, crustaceans, mollusks, frogs, insects, birds, small mammals Why it's awesome: Cantor's giant softshell turtles — named in honor of Danish zoologist Theodore Edward Cantor ...

Zak lives in southern Florida, and it’s likely this is a Florida softshell turtle (Apalone ferox). Florida softshell turtles are large turtles with skin covering their shell. They are dark brown ...

Less than two weeks after being rescued off the Florida Keys, a giant loggerhead turtle is back where he belongs thanks to a local underwater photographer and the staff at ...

(WFLA) — A giant leatherback ... are the largest sea turtle species in the world, averaging over six feet long and regularly reaching over 1,000 pounds, according to the Florida Fish and ...

The Florida softshell turtle has a truly weird and wonderful look about it, which I say with great respect and intend as a compliment. The shells of these turtles are leathery rather than hard ...