As a budding naturalist growing up in the concrete-heavy environs of Boston, I would regularly thumb through my family’s ...

The most recently designated state symbol is Pennsylvania’s Official state amphibian. No, it’s not a frog or toad, it’s a ...

You wouldn’t normally see the words “turtle” and “lightning-fast” in the same sentence, but common snapping turtles have skills that put Olympic athletes to shame. Although some people in the comments ...

As a budding naturalist growing up in the concrete-heavy environs of Boston, I would regularly thumb through my family’s ...

As a budding naturalist growing up in the concrete-heavy environs of Boston, I would regularly thumb through my family’s collection of nature books and daydream about the creatures within.

The box turtle and the painted turtle are both turtles from the family Emydidae. Both painted turtles and box turtles are ...

Researchers at North Carolina State University want residents in the Triangle area to be cautious of turtles crossing the ...

It’s not every Tuesday you get to meet a turtle named after a candy, but that’s exactly what happened on this week’s ...

DUBAI, 16th June, 2025 (WAM) -- In celebration of World Sea Turtle Day, Jumeirah – together with members of the community, guests and partners – released 72 rehabilitated sea turtles back into their ...

“All animals with a backbone and a shell are turtles,” says Jeffrey Lovich, Research Ecologist at the U.S. Geological Survey, so it’s an umbrella term used for turtles, tortoises, and terrapins.

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