They can enjoy long lifespans with proper care and adoration from owners. Whether it's a turtle or a tortoise, Americans are bringing the creatures into their homes and learning the animals aren't the ...

As a record number of Kemp's ridley sea turtle nests appeared this year on Padre Island, a longtime turtle protector reflects ...

This wrinkled ol' pal, found across much of the U. S., may be in decline. A huge study in North Carolina plans to track box turtles for 100 years, to learn how to best protect them.

She’s right. The best part of the exhibit is the live animals. The snake-necked turtle’s neck grows to over half the size of ...

Each winter, hundreds of sea turtles wash ashore on Cape Cod, cold-stunned by frigid water that leaves them unable to move or ...

It dawns on me that if a turtle wanted to hide from the humans who share his territory, an unmown, unmonitored pocket of wildness would be a good place to do it. The concrete slab beneath our HVAC ...