Many animals, including the majority of reptiles, cannot produce their own body heat. To control their temperature, they have to use their environment. They bask in the sun to heat up and lounge ...

If you should see a turtle crossing the road, the best thing is to get the turtle to the other side. Either stay and protect it while it is crossing or pick it up and carry it to the other side.

It either lived along the lakeshore or frequently entered the lake. 240-million-year-old stem-turtle Pappochelys viewed from above (dorsal view) and from the side (lateral view). Rainer Schoch ...

Humans reveal dark side in turtle experiment An undergraduate project found drivers would purposely swerve to run over turtles ...

Just as adult turtles warm themselves in the midday Sun, turtle embryos 'bask' in their eggs by cosying up to the Sun-warmed side. Wei-Guo Du at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing and his ...

Body-worn camera footage dated May 18 shows the officer approaching the turtle and providing it some direction as his department vehicle blocks traffic.