Most of us grew up with the rabbit and the turtle story, where the turtle wins by simply taking its time. That idea tends to stick and influences how we picture turtles for years. In real life, they ...

Wildlife biologist Brittany Clemans explains how the NOAA uses shell etchings to track turtle migration and how fellow turtle ...

For millions of years, sea turtles have crossed vast oceans, survived changing climates, and quietly shaped marine ecosystems ...

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May 23 is World Turtle Day, and if there is anyone celebrating that day, it’s Dr. Katrina Phillips. She is a senior marine scientist at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab who specializes in sea turtles.

Did you know the word turtle comes from the Latin word chelonia? If you did or just happen to like turtles, then this is the article for you! My Aunt Karen Testa has a turtle rescue center, called ...

Snapping turtles roamed the Earth, albeit slowly, millions of years before dinosaurs. They can live 75 or more years, and the biggest one caught in the wild weighed 68 pounds. Historians speculate ...

A box turtle never forgets. Missourians will see many signs of a box turtle’s reliance on memory in the weeks ahead when people will observe turtle crossing roads throughout the region. These turtle ...

A TOTAL of 15,822 turtle hatchlings from 24,357 eggs collected have been released under the Penang Turtle Conservation ...