A rescue team in Massachusetts saved a 500-pound leatherback sea turtle tangled in fishing gear. The turtle, spotted by boaters, was rescued in Cape Cod Bay.

The most recently designated state symbol is Pennsylvania’s Official state amphibian. No, it’s not a frog or toad, it’s a salamander, more specifically, the eastern hellbender.

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The eastern box turtle represents holding on and surviving, sticking its neck out, which led to its status as a state symbol for NC and Tennessee.

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The pilot of a small plane that crashed near an airport tried to avoid hitting a turtle on the runway, according to a National Transportation Safety Board report. The pilot and a passenger were ...

A private plane crashed in North Carolina on June 3, after the pilot attempted to avoid hitting a turtle on the runway, according to a newly-released NTSB report.

MOCKSVILLE, N.C. (WGHP) – The pilot of a plane that crashed in North Carolina earlier this month had attempted to avoid a turtle on the runway just before the deadly accident, according to a ...

A turtle on the runway caused a plane crash near Sugar Valley Airport in Mocksville, NC. Two died, one injured, per NTSB’s preliminary report.