Who knew a tortoise could feel through its shell? Find out why most of what we think we know about tortoise shells is ...

I know to a lot of people, it’s just a turtle, but to me, he’s my best friend,” said Tiffany Emanuel, who lost her turtle ...

Open wounds should be protected and mobile shell areas stabilized. If injuries are confined to the upper carapace only, and there is no evidence of head trauma, then the turtle can be placed into ...

2 A tortoise by any other name A turtle refers to any reptile with a shell, so all tortoises are technically turtles, too. The main difference is that tortoises live only on land, while turtles ...

I pull off my gloves, lift the animal by its foot-wide shell and trot down the beach, holding it in front of me like a priceless porcelain vase. The turtle slowly raises its plum-size head and ...

The goals of shell repair are to restore sufficient ... of the cranial carapace edge is missing, the turtle may not be able to retract its head for safety). Marginal carapacial wounds that result ...

It is named not for the color of its shell, which is normally ... turtles are among the largest sea turtles in the world. Their proportionally small head, which is nonretractable, extends from ...

Olive and Kemp’s ridleys are the smallest of the sea turtles, weighing up to 100 pounds and reaching only about 2 feet in shell length. The olive ridley has a slightly smaller head and smaller s ...

A sea turtle's shell is a masterpiece. A study reveals that marine turtle shells combine flexibility and strength to protect against predators like sharks and stress while optimizing movement. This ...

Lawmakers in Augusta are debating whether to designate the wood turtle as Maine’s official state reptile. Here's how to spot ...

The upper shell is olive to dark brown; the lower shell is hinged, front and back, and varies from yellow to cream colored. Sonoyta mud turtles have mottled patterns on their limbs, head, and neck.