It's peak sea turtle nesting season! From August through November, adult female sea turtles will be seeking sanctuary in ...

When many families start to think about a good starter pet, a turtle often comes to mind. At first glance, owning one seems ...

Sometimes animated turtles seem to live inside their shells like it’s a tiny home. They may even hop out of the shell and run ...

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Proper care requires much more than just a beautiful tank. What reptile enthusiasts should know about the care, diet, and ...

I have two turtles, ages 55 and 35. They have been healthy for almost their entire lives. I’ve never had to take them to the vet but recently, one of them developed a hole in their carapace on ...

The adult female, named Pennywise and weighing 302 pounds (137 kilograms), was deemed healthy and strong enough to return to ...

In cartoons, when a turtle is spooked, it retreats into and closes up its shell. While used for comic effect, this imagery is based in fact – although not all turtles are capable of this ...

Thomas Akre, head of the Turtle Conservation Ecology Lab at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute ...

Find all 10 hand-painted turtle sculptures scattered around Edisto Island as part of the Turtle Tide Art Project, a colorful and community-driven initiative returning for its fourth year.