Painted turtles are the most common species of freshwater turtle in North America. Distinguished by their relatively small ...

A Viral Sensation: The Turtle’s Skateboarding Adventure The video begins with a small turtle slowly but steadily moving ...

On Florida’s east coast, offshore Nassau and Volusia counties, an ongoing cold-stunning event has harmed about 120 green sea ...

Small turtles cannot legally be sold as pets because of the Salmonella infection risk. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert!

This means that any toxins and pollutants in their prey can accumulate in larger doses in these turtles. For example, if one fish ingests a small amount of toxin and a snapper eats five fish, the ...

As the audience cooed over the sea turtles and snapped photos and videos, staff and volunteers carried the marine reptiles down a path between two crowds, like a soul train line, to the sea.

The easiest way to identify a Sonoyta mud turtle is by its location, since it's the only turtle inhabiting its very small range. The U.S. population of this unique reptile has been reduced to a single ...

Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium’s recently reopened rehabilitation facility took in the cold-stunned juvenile turtles for ...