(JTA) — Swastikas have been found painted on the shells of several turtles in a park outside Seattle, and local animal control officers are having trouble catching them. Federal help is now ...

Their name is derived from their colorful bodies and shells, making them beautiful creatures that people frequently keep as pets. Being that they live on land and in the water, painted turtles ...

Turtles are fascinating creatures because they can live as long as humans, sometimes even longer. Their slow-moving ...

Painted turtles are the most common species of freshwater turtle in North America. Distinguished by their relatively small ...

Painted turtles are named as such because of their ornate shell markings, but they may also be known as Chrysemys picta, the Eastern painted turtle, the Southern painted turtle, the midland ...

People often use the words turtle and tortoise interchangeably, but these reptiles have distinct differences: Turtle shells are typically more flattened and not as deeply domed as tortoise shells, but ...

This column continues by describing basic techniques for repairing and stabilizing fractured turtle shells. The goals of shell repair are to restore sufficient function so that the injured turtle ...

In this Moment in the Wild, Purdue wildlife technician Zach Truelock introduces the painted turtle, how to identify the species, its mating rituals and what is its preferred habitat. Learn more inside ...

Turtles on Ottawa's Petrie Island face a host of challenges to their longevity. Here's an inside look at the pains taken to ...

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were starting the first leg of the “Coming Out of Their Shells” tour, and soon the world would experience a concert spectacle that was the Taylor Swift ...