SNAPPING TURTLES are a common reptile in Iowa. Their scientific name is Chelydrda serpentina. Adults have a big head, a long ...

Responding to the turtle reclassification Christine Madden, WWF Global Marine Turtle Conservation Lead, said: “ This is a ...

Avoid disturbing turtles found in the wild, and if you need to move it, don’t turn it around or put it in the water because ...

Arctic seals are being pushed closer to extinction and more than half of bird species around the world are declining.

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With more than 260 species and 1,000 animals, IguanaLand in Punta Gorda, Florida is making a name for itself with ...

WAYNE TWP., Pa. - Wildlife rescue workers in Schuylkill County are asking the public's assistance in helping a pregnant box turtle find her way back home. Red Creek Wildlife Center says late last week ...

Freshwater eels don’t become male or female until they are about to die. A number of animals employ parthenogenesis, a kind ...

Discover the story of rare eastern box turtle hatchlings — including twins — and how their survival offers new hope for a threatened species in Virginia.

Two eastern box turtles were born as conjoined twins, a rare occurrence among the reptile species. The hatchlings were later ...

Each of the tiny Eastern box turtles used their “egg tooth” to slice through their shells, poked out their tiny legs and wiggled free. But the third egg looked different, said Kayla Short, a reptile ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Four baby Eastern box turtles — a species with a plummeting population in Virginia — were recently hatched at the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center, including rare turtle twins ...