This one-ton turtle once ruled South America’s rivers — until a changing planet proved too much for even the largest ...

Humongous Turtle Shell Unearthed. This shows an 8-million-year-old turtle shell that measured nearly 8 feet (2.4 meters) was ...

Making the shakers for Indian stomp dances has changed little. OKMULGEE -- When the summer heat turns brutal, scores of stomp dancers across the region look to their local dance grounds and annual ...

Six months ago, a striped mud turtle with a broken shell was found on the Gulf Coast of Florida, and thanks to a ...

In cartoons, when a turtle is spooked, it retreats into and closes up its shell. While used for comic effect, this imagery is based in fact – although not all turtles are capable of this protective ...

NEW ORLEANS -- It's a marvelously ugly beast, with spiked and ridged armor, a sharply hooked beak, a fishing lure in its mouth and a nasty bite. But the alligator snapping turtle's hard shell holds ...

Micro-scratches within the grooves of the stone turtle shell show that it was carved by humans using sharp flint tools, experts say - Clara Amit/Israel Antiquities Authority The “cosmic turtle”, which ...

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 ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KFVS) - Nature center staff in central Missouri freed a hawk from a turtle shell. According to the Missouri Department of Conservation, on Friday, September 27, the staff at Runge ...

Nashville Zoo Turtle Enjoying Scratches Like He’s a Dog Is Simply Irresistible originally appeared on PetHelpful. One of the great things about being an animal lover is learning all kinds of ...