The turtles can live 30 years, growing in size to match their age – potentially the size of dinner plates. Unlike some other ...

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

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

Wound care, specifically maintaining the turtle out of its usual water environment, is one of the biggest problems with managing shell wounds in aquatic ... overall size of turtle; how recent ...

Turtles aren’t known for their speed. In fact, it’s usually quite the opposite. (Slow and steady wins the race and all that.) ...

Turtles and tortoises are differentiated largely by their preferred habitats. Turtles are generally aquatic or semi-aquatic, making their homes in rivers, lakes, and oceans. Tortoises, on the other ...

Its carapace is typically black or brown. Painted turtles are one of Delaware's most common turtles, seen frequently along freshwater ditches or retention ponds. They eat primarily aquatic plants and ...

A box turtle on the Ebenezer Church Road in Raleigh. Researchers at North Carolina State University want residents in the Triangle area to be cautious of turtles crossing the roads this summer.

The largest snake that ever lived is known as the Titanoboa; however, researchers in India may have unearthed fossils of a ...