Turtles are unique pets that are entertaining to learn about and watch. Pet turtle care doesn’t involve as much hands-on training as dogs and cats, but turtles have particular needs like ...

What a turtle can eat is determined by what kind of jaw it has they have, where it lives and what food is available, according to Live Science. Leatherback sea turtles enjoy a gelatinous diet of ...

All of Smith's turtles are 20 or older, and many will live until age 50 or 60. Some tortoises and box turtles live until 100, Smith said.

Sea turtles suffering from hypothermia are washing up on the beaches of Cape Cod, Mass. — a situation that has become routine in the region as a result of climate change.

Loggerhead turtles “dance” when exposed to food-associated magnetic fields, and their magnetic map may help them return to specific areas after long migrations.

The turtle dance. To see if turtles can learn the magnetic signatures of specific places, Goforth and her colleagues set up two large tanks about eight to 10-feet-tall.In the tanks, the magnetic ...