Did you know the word turtle comes from the Latin word chelonia? If you did or just happen to like turtles, then this is the article for you! My Aunt Karen Testa has a turtle rescue center, called ...

Wandering the world’s oceans, sea turtles have fascinated people for thousands of years. But like many marine creatures, these ocean-going reptiles are struggling in a changing world. Governments have ...

Marine turtles were around more than 100 million years ago - and lived alongside dinosaurs. These days, scientists recognise seven species of marine turtle: Turtle shells are made of over 50 bones ...

Turtles may look slow and quiet, but they’re actually some of the oldest animals on Earth. They’ve been around for over 200 million years and have survived big changes that made many other animals go ...

Turtles are reptiles with hard shells that protect them from predators. They are among the oldest and most primitive groups of reptiles, having evolved millions of years ago. Turtles live all over the ...

Baby turtles are some of the cutest shelled animals on Earth. However, did you know that sea turtles usually hatch at night? Or that they imprint on the magnetic field of the beach where they were ...

A recent tragedy occurred in Indian River County, Florida when an elderly man tried to save a turtle. The reptile was slowly creeping across I-95 when an 87-year-old Vermont native attempted to help ...

All around the world Wednesday, people were "shellebrating" World Turtle Day. The holiday, which falls on May 23 each year, is sponsored by the American Tortoise Rescue (ATR), an organization ...

The American Tortoise Rescue (ATR) is urging parents to buy toys, not real turtles ahead of the release of the movie "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem." According to the rescue, kids often ...

With all that pizza they eat, you’d have thought they’d be dead from heart attacks by now. But this year marks the 30th anniversary of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It’s astonishing that what ...