Turtle shells evolved over the course of 300 million years, but self-defense wasn't the initial driver, researchers think.

Red-eared slider turtles can live a good life in a secure outdoor pond, and can be quite entertaining to watch. Credit: Braastad family photo In 1975, red-eared slider turtles with shells measuring ...

Turtles are a unique and easily recognizable group of animals that have been around since the time of dinosaurs. It might come as a surprise, but their shell is made up of their rib bones. Like other ...

As Wildwoods volunteer Kate Beard drove through Brainerd to meet colleagues for dinner, she kept an eye out for animals. When a turtle in the middle of the road caught her eye, she pulled over at the ...

Many cultures tell fascinating tales about turtles. Several North American Native tribes speak of a great turtle floating in a primal sea, before there was any land. Here lived all the other animals ...

It’s not just bullfrogs that threaten other species in Cache Creek, it’s also the common red-eared “slider” turtle. Both the bullfrog and red-eared turtle are considered invasive species and are ...

KIRKWOOD, Mo. (KWCH) - Peanut the Turtle, a symbol against litter for 40 years, is celebrating her 41st birthday. Unlike the famous Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Peanut’s distinctive figure-eight ...

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In a first for North America, an endangered species of turtles has bred at the San Diego Zoo. Over the summer, staff at the zoo welcomed 41 hatchlings from the Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle ...