Though not endangered, painted turtles have a "pretty rough life," said wildlife ecologist Dan Thompson, who said many of the tiny turtles are eaten by predators before they hatch.

Onassis, a giant Amazon River turtle, has lived at the zoo since 1969. No one knows exactly how old she is, but she's still ...

The wood turtle is missing his right front foot, so his shell was getting damaged from scraping on the floor at the Museum of ...

A sea turtle's shell is a complex masterpiece, made up of two parts: the carapace (top) and the plastron (bottom), both covered in scutes -- tough keratin plates tightly attached to the bone.

enjoys a good scratch on his bony bottom, wiggling back and forth to make sure his owner gets all the itchy spots. Those of us who have never owned a tortoise or turtle may be startled to learn they ...

A sea turtle's shell is a complex masterpiece, made up of two parts: the carapace (top) and the plastron (bottom), both covered in scutes – tough keratin plates tightly attached to the bone. The bone ...

A sea turtle’s shell is a complex masterpiece, made up of two parts: the carapace (top) and the plastron (bottom), both covered in scutes – tough keratin plates tightly attached to the bone. The bone ...

A clever team at Canada’s Museum of Natural History built a LEGO mobility aid to help a turtle named Root move around with ease.

On occasion I’ve written about unusual ways that me and my early school friends spent our time playing. One such story wuz ...