SOUTHWICK – Just as Conservation Commission Coordinator Sabrina Pooler bent over to pick up a dead box turtle she found while searching for vernal pools with U.S. Fish and Wildlife biologist Nathan ...

Attention reptile-lovers, what do you call an animal that lives in a shell made of bone and keratin, shuffles along at a slow pace and lives on land? Any guesses? You may have off-handedly answered ...

In cartoons, when a turtle is spooked, it retreats into and closes up its shell. While used for comic effect, this imagery is based in fact – although not all turtles are capable of this protective ...

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 ...

For the 50th sea turtle sculpture in the Turtles About Town public art project, Galveston artist Elizabeth Punches wanted to capture a grandparent in an act of love. Since 2018, the public art ...

When we picture sea turtles in the wild, it’s easy to envision them as armored warriors – their hard, resilient shells serving as near-impenetrable shields against oceanic threats like sharks. These ...