Many have noted that dredging the Pearl River would submerge vital portions of the turtle’s habitat, including sandy shoals along the waterway that the species relies on for nesting, basking and ...

A massive snapping turtle who has been nicknamed “Chonkasaurus,” shortened to Chonk by Chicagoans, was captured on video by a Chicago River kayaker who carried on a running commentary of ...

thing," he says, using an expletive. "Look at that beast. Hey, how ya doing guy? You look good. You're healthy.” A chief wildlife biologist said the turtle was a rare species, and it was quite unusual ...

Kayaker Joey Cantore shared a video of the mammoth Snapping Turtle basking on a rusting chain in the middle of Chicago River in Illinois, US. He wrote: "Chicago River Snapper aka Chonkosaurus.

A couple of locals out enjoying the warm weather and sunshine caught sight of another majestic beast doing the same, a giant snapping turtle. Nicknamed "Chonkasaurus," he was lounging on some ...

In it, the authors document nocturnal basking in six families of freshwater turtle species, occurring in Central America, Trinidad and Tobago, Seychelles, Africa, Asia, and Australia. Postdoctoral ...