Some turtles enter a sort of hibernation state for the winter called brumation. Illustration by Adelaide Murphy Tyrol. For hundreds of years, people believed that come autumn, barn swallows would dive ...

Turtles and dogs are fascinating creatures, so I am pleased to answer the following question about the two. Q. I recently read about a dog in Florida trained to find some kind of rare turtle. I know ...

A New York man who tried to send hundreds of live turtles falsely labeled as plastic animal toys to Hong Kong has been sentenced to two years in federal prison. Wei Qiang Lin, a 55-year-old Chinese ...

A Reddit user recently looked outside to find an unexpected (and adorable) visitor in their garden: an eastern box turtle digging a small hole beside the flowers. The OP said it was their "first time ...

The story of Rockalina the turtle — who was rescued after nearly a half-century of neglect — now has a new character. Enter an Oreo-sized baby turtle, who will be Rockalina's new friend and who ...

Imperiled sea turtles have complex life cycles that include the use of disparate habitats in both marine and terrestrial environments. Their conservation requires diverse strategies that protect ...