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 ...

Ever consider the question of whether a turtle can truly pull its head into its shell like a cartoon representation in a children’s tale? The answer is far from being merely yes or no. As mentioned in ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WTVD) -- Don't throw out your old bras! Instead donate them to a North Carolina animal rescue group and help save turtles. Carolina Waterfowl Rescue said it can use bra clasps to ...

For years, the Coleman family's fishing trips on the Alabama Gulf Coast were routine. But in 2021, their outing near a riverbank led to an odd find: the shell of a 32-million-year-old leatherback sea ...