It’s not every Tuesday you get to meet a turtle named after a candy, but that’s exactly what happened on this week’s ...

“Turtles are great scavengers, the garbage patrol of an area,” eating up dead fish from lakes ... healthy and varied by dispersing seeds. A box turtle that eats some strawberries and then ...

Never take a wild turtle home with you. Turtle species native to Delaware are prohibited from being owned as pets, according to the Delaware Department of Agriculture, and red-eared sliders require a ...

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He compared the turtle's role to that of a janitor. "Most turtles are a generalist. So they eat algae, they eat fish, they eat snails, they eat a lot of things. And so they contribute in ...

Three native turtle species — wood turtles, spotted turtles and Eastern box turtles — are state threatened, according to the DNR. The Blanding's turtle population is also classified as being ...

Sea turtles are certainly among the most stunning and fascinating reptiles on the planet, and many animal lovers dream of getting the chance to see them up close in person. Florida’s warm coastal ...

But when she moved back to Michigan in 2010, she started thinking about turtles. After living in New York City for over a decade, she wasn’t used to driving. Here, she was confronted with a lot of ...

People here help protect the nests and baby turtles. There are also land turtles like the Eastern box turtle. You might see them in the woods or even crossing the road. If you see one, be careful ...

Sitting in front of a monitor with a technician from the Smithsonian, I am watching the progress of Turtle 4004, known as Roxy. She’s an older box turtle ... Tyrion had been eating — he ...

Northern Michigan is home to several species that are rapidly declining: the eastern box turtle, wood turtle, Blanding’s turtle and spotted turtle. Many biologists fear that even once-common species ...

The two front flippers are generally longer than the two back flippers. Sea turtles use these flippers to swim, forage, and even hold their food. Box turtles, both the American and Asian groups, have ...