Turtles today are often slow-moving, modestly sized creatures, but their ancient relatives were quite different. Long before ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. This one-ton turtle once ruled South America’s rivers — ...
The leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) is the largest living sea turtle in the world — and also one of the most threatened. According to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the global ...