It was only by fate, or luck, that a severely injured snapping turtle was found on a Southwick road by a licensed wildlife ...

What a mystery!

The turtle, later named Wilbur, left behind one egg, which officials collected for genetic testing ...

With hatchlings facing a tough journey back to the water, only 1 in every 100 makes it from the nest to the ocean.

Sea Turtle: Sea turtles are ancient species, having been around since the time of the dinosaurs. Fossils from the oldest marine turtle date back 120 million years. Females and males are the same size ...

A chance encounter outside of Peabody’s Ellie Mental Health clinic with a pregnant snapping turtle brought some levity to the ...

An international team of scientists from the U.S., France, Australia, and Germany, including Senckenberg researcher Uwe Fritz has published the ninth edition of the atlas "Turtles of the World." The ...

The turtle’s shell provides it with a formidable defence and one that is unique in the animal world. No other animal has a structure quite like it, and the bizarre nature of the turtle’s anatomy also ...

Hans-Dieter Sues | Curator, Paleontology, National Museum of Natural History In a fit of pique, according to one of Aesop's fables, the god Hermes made the animal carry its house forever on its back.