The Mary River turtle has adapted to life underwater after splitting from all other living turtle lineages more than 18 million years ago. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A strange looking turtle with what looks like a punk rock hairstyle is on a new list of endangered reptiles. It's the Australian Mary River turtle and that stuff that looks ...

Unbeknownst to the Mary river turtle, the Australian species has been labelled a punk. Perhaps it's the little green mohawk, made of algae strands that grow on its body, or the novel fact that it ...

The endangered "punk" "bum-breathing" Mary River turtle is facing a frightening new threat, with fears thousands of juvenile turtles have been swallowed whole by mystery predators. Mary River ...

A turtle named Frank is featured right on the cover of “Bomb Shelter,” Mary Laura’s most recent book. Frank may be the most famous wild turtle in America. Like almost every yard in Tennessee ...

In the 1960s and ’70s, thousands of turtle eggs were harvested from the banks of the Mary River and hatched in captivity. The hatchlings were sold as “penny turtles” throughout the country. Back then, ...

In the 1960s and ’70s, thousands of turtle eggs were harvested from the banks of the Mary River and hatched in captivity. The hatchlings were sold as “penny turtles” throughout the country.