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

Turtles are fascinating creatures, from their prehistoric origins to their fantabulous bony shell, as unique to each turtle ...

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.

In a nutshell, while turtles and tortoises share common traits as reptiles with protective shells, their distinct adaptations ...

The discovery will aid deeper study of turtle genetics, including the cause of traits with potential medical applications for humans such as the ability to survive weeks without oxygen.

Like any group of plants or animals, they possess a variety of distinctive traits. I asked Jeff Lovich, lead author of our book “Turtles of the World” (Princeton University Press, 2021), what ...

Despite their slow pace, they have endured for millions of years, revealing intriguing survival traits tailored to their respective habitats. Turtles and tortoises are fascinating reptiles known ...

The findings are detailed in a study published February 12 in the journal Nature. Turtle dance behavior is a distinctive food-anticipatory behavior of captive-reared sea turtles. Hallmarks of the ...

Research by Edith Cowan University and the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) has put a ...