European Pond Terrapin on a log in a lake ... An African aquatic side-neck turtle has a longer neck than most other types of turtles. This brings up two of the most amazing facts about this creature.

With their protective shell, this now endangered species has survived mass extinctions and lives throughout the world – ...

Br'er Terrapin is an anthropomorphic turtle often seen wearing a cap on his head and a vest on his shell respectively. Like all the Br'ers and Sises from the stories, Br'er Terrapin is an animated ...

Turtles came out after the rain and someone had the idea of racing them instead of horses. Last week 10,000 entries arrived in poultry cars to race in the sixth annual terrapin derby at Ponca City.

This changed in 2016 when then-Gov. Chris Christie signed a law reclassifying the turtle as a non-game species. This time of year, baby terrapins and other turtles, particularly females ...

Because there are pockets of stable populations, Roosenburg said, the terrapin may not be the neediest turtle for Endangered Species Act protection. Others, such as the wood turtle, may be faring ...

BALTIMORE, Md.— The Center for Biological Diversity and 20 partner organizations petitioned NOAA Fisheries today to protect diamondback terrapins as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.