After handing out what Fish estimates to be around 700 meals since Halloween, The Turtle officially opened their Turtle Shell-F Food Pantry in the back parking lot of Christ Church near Costco.

The turtle neck retraction requires distinctive cervical features. Turtles are classified into two main categories, depending on whether they retract their heads by pulling them straight backwards, ...

A sea turtle’s shell is living bone fused directly to its spine and ribs. It is not a detachable shield or an external case, as certain quirky cartoons have shown. The shell grows with the turtle, ...

Two turtles were found struggling in a park in Charlotte County, chained together with holes drilled through their shells. This disturbing discovery left many shaking their heads in disbelief. Alyssa ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. This one-ton turtle once ruled South America’s rivers — ...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Clearwater parents Kaitlyn and Tim McCallum immediately knew there was an issue with their newborn son, James, when he was born. Kaitlyn delivered James in August, 2021. When ...

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — A young sea turtle named Bugs is returning to the ocean on Wednesday after spending five months recovering at the Sea Turtle Healing Center at Brevard Zoo. The center ...

Everything about the discovery of a fossilized leatherback sea turtle in Alabama four years ago is fascinating. The findings of the never-before studied species were published in a study Friday, ...

Humongous Turtle Shell Unearthed. This shows an 8-million-year-old turtle shell that measured nearly 8 feet (2.4 meters) was discovered in Venezuela. Suspect sent text saying he would 'take out' ...

For years, the Coleman family's fishing trips on the Alabama Gulf Coast were routine. But in 2021, their outing near a riverbank led to an odd find: the shell of a 32-million-year-old leatherback sea ...

A red-eared slider turtle named Peanut in honor of her figure-eight-shaped shell celebrated her 41st birthday in Missouri. Photo courtesy of John Miller/Missouri Department of Conservation Aug. 25 ...