Many of the differences between turtles and tortoises come from this habitat difference. For example, water-dwelling turtles' ...

One passerby knew the key differences between a turtle vs. a tortoise and was able to rescue a juvenile gopher tortoise in a predicament.

In the 2003 film ‘Finding Nemo,’ the protagonist Marlin, a clownfish, asks Crush, a sea turtle how old he is. Crush hollers: “Hundred and fifty, dude! And still young!” Reptiles frequently get ...

Professor by night, park ranger by day, protector of sea turtles always. That was the late Hank Smith, a unique person in Florida’s environmental history. I knew him as a colleague at Florida Atlantic ...

Box turtles are one of the most well-known turtle types in the world. Learn about their biology, sizes, and how to care for ...

Before his birth, a box turtle hatchling with an exposed heart was expected to have slim chances of survival in the wild. But ...

Alligator snapping turtles have a hard, armor-like shell and a sharp beak. A 100-year-old giant alligator snapping turtle is at large after mysteriously disappearing somewhere along Interstate 40 in ...

What sits across the busy street of Manchester Road is a rising business that’s capturing the eye of St. Louisans.

It will take international cooperation — and about $1.5 million — to save Arizona's endangered Sonoyta mud turtle.