A recent tragedy occurred in Indian River County, Florida when an elderly man tried to save a turtle. The reptile was slowly creeping across I-95 when an 87-year-old Vermont native attempted to help ...

The last known female Yangtze giant softshell turtle died in April of unknown causes, leaving only two males as the final known living members of a species that has for years been teetering on the ...

It's World Turtle Day, an annual observance to help people "shellebrate" and protect turtles and tortoises and their disappearing habitats around the world. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation and the ...

Turtle shells evolved over the course of 300 million years, but self-defense wasn't the initial driver, researchers think. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

It's a long-held idea that turtles can tuck their heads into their shells when threatened. But is it true? And is this protective trick why turtles the world over have shells today? The answer is that ...

Losing their grip! Extreme cold may cause iguanas to fall from trees in Florida and sea turtles to freeze and wash ashore in Texas and New... Humans aren't the only ones feeling the effects of the ...