ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — An alligator snapping turtle named Maximus who was more than 100 years old died recently, according to a Facebook post by the North Carolina Zoo. The post does not ...

A gentle giant of the North Carolina Zoo has died. On Friday, the zoo announced the passing of its alligator snapping turtle named Maximus. Maximus was born around 1900, according to the zoo.

Maximus, a ginormous 125-year-old alligator snapping turtle that staff loved to swim with and who brought smiles to thousands of visitors, has died, N.C. Zoo officials said Friday. “A true ...

Despite its popularity, America’s love affair with terrapin didn’t last. The turtles were quickly overfished, and development ...

"Oh, look at all the blood." The video, taken near the park's Shark Valley Observation Tower, shows the alligator and crocodile hissing and snapping at each other. In the scary footage, both animals ...

ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — An alligator snapping turtle that was more than 100 years old died recently, according to a Facebook post by the North Carolina Zoo. The post does not specify the turtle’s date ...

Staff with the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) released a batch of 40 alligator snapping turtles into ... The KDWP tracks the progress of each turtle through the use of special ...