Many of the differences between turtles and tortoises come from this habitat difference. For example, water-dwelling turtles' ...

The homeowner was moved to build a cage for the visiting Eastern box turtle's nest, which made way for hatchlings.

"The turtle shell, which is roughly 4 feet long and 3 feet across, represents a new genus and species of leatherback sea ...

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 ...

Tortoises are inherently amusing critters, with their meandering pace, grumpy faces and shy but sassy personalities. These ...

Humongous Turtle Shell Unearthed. This shows an 8-million-year-old turtle shell that measured nearly 8 feet (2.4 meters) was discovered in Venezuela.

For years, the Coleman family's fishing trips on the Alabama Gulf Coast were routine. But in 2021, their outing near a ...

A recent tragedy occurred in Indian River County, Florida when an elderly man tried to save a turtle. The reptile was slowly creeping across I-95 when an 87-year-old Vermont native attempted to help ...

An Alabama family was hunting for fossils when they discovered a huge, fossilized turtle shell on the bank of a river.

As reptiles, turtles will have key symptoms of health problems. Discover four easy ways to know if your pet turtle is under the weather.

This is the best possible outcome for the twin turtles,' the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center of Roanoke said of the ...

Soft-shell syndrome had been devastating green sea turtle numbers since flood events began impacting their seagrass food ...