An extremely rare species of turtle is facing extinction after the last-known female of its kind died at a zoo in southern China. The Yangtze giant softshell turtle, one of only four known to be left ...

The world's rarest turtle has moved a step closer to extinction after a female specimen died in a Chinese zoo. It leaves behind just three known members of the species, a male already housed by the ...

The only known female member of one of the world’s rarest turtle species has died at a zoo in southern China. The animal was one of four Yangtze giant softshell turtles known to be remaining in the ...

The only known female member of one of the world's rarest turtle species has died at a zoo in southern China. The animal was one of four Yangtze giant softshell turtles known to be remaining in the ...

The reptile, a critically endangered swinhoe softshell turtle, occupies a key mythological role in Vietnam - in the past the turtle generally surfaced only rarely, with its sightings deemed as good ...

A dead reptile of its kind washed up on the shores of Dong Mo Lake in Vietnam, measuring 156 cm. long and weighing 93 kg. The Yangtze giant softshell turtle is now on the brink of extinction. On ...

The world's rarest turtle is now perilously close to extinction after one of its last surviving members died in a zoo in China. There are now just three Yangtze giant softshell turtles alive after the ...

The animal, at Suzhou Zoo in southern China, was the last known female Yangtze giant softshell turtle known to be remaining in the world ONE of world’s most endangered turtles has died in a Chinese ...

The last female Yangtze giant softshell turtle died in captivity aged 90, leaving just three of the species left TAKE a good, long look at the incredible creatures on this page – if things don’t ...

The Yangtze giant softshell turtles thrive in muddy water and can weigh up to 90 kg (200 pounds) One of the world's rarest turtles, a Yangtze giant softshell, has died in China, leaving just three ...