She is small, quirky, and stubborn—and she emits a foul odor when threatened: The common musk turtle is one of North America's most fascinating aquatic turtles. Within her compact body lies an ...

A loggerhead sea turtle named Dilly-Dally, whose front flipper was amputated in January suffering from predator wounds, crawls into the ocean in front of Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach ...

A massive loggerhead sea turtle hit by a boat off Florida’s Atlantic coast arrived at a turtle hospital needing medical care, but at 302 pounds, Pennywise was too large to fit their equipment ...

JUNO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A massive loggerhead sea turtle hit by a boat off Florida’s Atlantic coast arrived at a turtle hospital needing medical care, but at 302 pounds (137 kilograms), Pennywise was ...

A turtle’s shell is composed of two parts. The upper portion, or carapace, is made of flat bones covered by broad scales and is connected to the backbone and ribs.

#13 Florida Box Turtle Box turtle on the move. Image via Depositphotos The Florida box turtle, a terrestrial turtle species, inhabits a variety of habitats including forests, marshes, and suburban ...

Loggerhead sea turtle. Image by wrangel via Depositphotos. Myrtle was first documented in 1987 by marine biologists conducting population surveys near the Florida Keys. What made this particular ...

The box turtle has lived here for over 20 years, but I only see it on rare occasions, most often after a spring rain. Once, I went over five years without seeing my old friend but there she was ...

And on Saturday, he was discovered next to Shell & Bones Oyster Bar and Grill on the waterfront in New Haven, according to WTNH. "We’re like, he’s still bright and alert and looking good ...

A Florida alligator stopped traffic while walking across the street with a turtle in its mouth. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shared the video.