The Outside Story shows how turtles have the capacity to withstand freezing temperatures in winter, some by freezing ...

On Wednesday, the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach opened an exhibit where visitors for the first time can watch sick ...

Wildlife officials warn this sea-turtle rescue effort could just be getting started along the coast of Corpus Christi, Texas.

Cartoons often suggest turtles wear shells like removable armor. Those stories show turtles stepping out, swapping shells, or ...

Turtles today are often slow-moving, modestly sized creatures, but their ancient relatives were quite different. Long before ...

Turtles are not the fastest of movers on land, but in the water, they have amazing reflexes. A turtle in a fish tank showed just how swift it could be when it decided to attack a pufferfish. Little ...

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

APOLLO BEACH, Fla. — On Wednesday night, a group of endangered, cold-stunned turtles was flown to the Florida Aquarium in Apollo Beach, Florida for "life-saving recovery." The six Kemp's ridley sea ...

An animal hospital in the Florida Keys has given an endangered species of marine reptiles a second chance.The staff at The<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

Long regarded as one of the longest-living pets you could ever own, turtles surprise many pet owners with how long they can live. Whether you have a red eared slider or a map turtle, these reptiles ...

Deep in the coastal woods of South Carolina, behind high fences, guard dogs, and security cameras, is a group of people who ...