Doctor Virginia said the turtle had a part of its shell missing and a fractured lower jaw, which she believes could have been caused by a large animal. “You know, they didn’t even know us.

Turtles aren’t known for their speed. In fact, it’s usually quite the opposite. (Slow and steady wins the race and all that.) But one type of turtle is actually incredibly quick, at least with ...

The famed snapping turtle, dubbed “Chonkosaurus” by internet commentators when pictures of her basking on a Chicago River pylon first went viral in summer 2023, has reappeared.