(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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Turtles belong to the most unique group of vertebrates, credit goes to their famous shells. While most people think of the shell as a shelter in the first place, it contains a lot of secrets ...

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

In a previous column, the author discussed the overall management of turtle shell injuries. This column continues by describing basic techniques for repairing and stabilizing fractured turtle shells.

Scientists have found new evidence confirming that turtles once lived without shells. The almost-complete fossil dates back 228 million years and is bigger than a double bed. It was discovered in ...

From baby squirrels to osprey to a Canada goose with lead poisoning: Wild Care in Eastham rescues Cape Cod animals in ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: A turtle's shell is as much a part of its body as our rib cage is of ours. In fact, it is their rib cage, and their spine, and their vertebrae ...