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 ...

Turtles evolved one of the most unique defensive systems in the animal kingdom, fusing their ribs and spine into a rigid ...

A sea turtle’s shell is living bone fused directly to its spine and ribs. It is not a detachable shield or an external case, as certain quirky cartoons have shown. The shell grows with the turtle, ...

Turtles with shell-cracking jaws were far more likely to survive extinction due to their ability to be sustained on a restricted diet.

Sea turtle shells record life history layer by layer over many years, clearly revealing diet, stress, movement, and ocean ...

A wounded turtle found in Muğla, southwestern Turkey, was treated and released back into the wild after a local craftsman repaired its damaged shell using natural resin. Gökçen Gökmen Bayram, head of ...

It’s best to avoid handling turtles at all, so if the turtle looks like it will make it across a road, simply leave it alone.