They’re famously slow. They’re also omnivorous, eating everything from insects and aquatic plants to carrion. And they are willing to stick their necks out each and every day, despite a host of ...

A cluster of pond turtles threatened by mudslides in the aftermath of the Bobcat Fire are taking sanctuary at the San Diego Zoo. “We are happy to make a home for these pond turtles until their home in ...

“Pond turtle” is something of a misnomer, because this reptile more frequently lives in rivers and spends a lot of time in terrestrial habitats. As the West Coast's only native freshwater turtle, the ...

For as long as she can remember, 6-year-old McKenzie Bouchard has been an ally to the baby turtles making their way across the Williams Street bridge in Mansfield. Twice every day in the spring, ...

LAKEWOOD, Wash. — Three decades of love and care is bringing a species back from the brink. "Every one is marked with an individual ID," Woodland Park Zoo animal curator Kevin Murphy said, as he ...

As Texas grapples with record-breaking temperatures and heat waves, with Austin recording 105-plus temperatures for more than 10 days, life has become hard for all its residents. The smallest ones ...