Wood turtles in the wild aren't easy to find — for humans at least. Personable in captivity but wily in their natural habitat, the turtles are on the move in spring and summer, foraging for food.

Researchers suggest that an earthquake spooked a mob of sea turtles gathered together in a prehistoric sea. By Carolyn Wilke Rocky cliffs run into the Adriatic Sea near Ancona, Italy. There, above the ...