The four main Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are some of the most iconic in the franchise, but they aren't necessarily the series' strongest fighters.

Carleton University prof Grégory Bulté found that turtles settled down for winter rest in Opinicon Lake had been attacked by predators.

Witness the power and speed of an alligator snapping turtle’s bite in this close encounter.

A close-up look at how powerful a snapping turtle’s bite really is—and what the data reveals.

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An underpass installed beneath a busy stretch of road in Eliot a few years ago has led to ‘a substantial reduction in turtle mortalities,’ according to a state biologist. A Blanding’s turtle in the ...

Run? By the time your brain registers the hiss, the moment has already passed. Research shows that certain snakes, particularly vipers, operate on a biological timescale far quicker than human ...

Slithering boa constrictors, vibrant leopard geckos and torpid red-footed tortoises were among thousands of animals that took over the two stories of the Cradle of Aviation Museum Saturday for the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Despite the myths spread by movies such as Jaws, shark attacks are relatively rare. Most sharks would prefer to get on with their ...