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

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

I straddled the sedentary reptile as I made my way through the countryside on the way home from the delta the other day. No, it wasn’t a cottonmouth or a timber rattler, for had it been, the outcome ...

Turtle soup was once an American delicacy, but it has since fallen out of favor. Why was the soup a favorite, and how did it ...

For the turtle, endangered species status may mean added cost for watermen to update crab pots so turtles aren’t trapped by ...

Type 1 diabetes (also known as diabetes mellitus) is an autoimmune disease in which immune cells attack and destroy the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas. The loss of insulin leads to the ...

Maryland’s state reptile deserves a place on the federal endangered species list, a group of concerned scientists is urging. The Diamondback terrapin, so-called for the geometric pattern atop its ...

But sea otters qualify for my top 10 list of “most appealing adult mammals” and not just because they are cute. They are one ...

The swamp is a forested wetland made up of both water and land. Swamp animals include mammals, reptiles, birds, insects, ...

A LARGE terrapin considered one of the world’s most invasive species has been found at a New Forest water treatment plant. The red-eared terrapin was rescued by Southern Water ecologist Tom Alexander ...

Oct. 7, 2024 — A new species of clearwing moth was found in Port Talbot, Wales. A few moths had been accidentally brought into the UK from Guyana in a camera bag after a photography trip.

You once said diamondback terrapins were your favorite turtle. What is your favorite mammal ... In that year four nations — ...