In Boise, a man discovered a hefty snapping turtle in a creek, a rare sight as these nonnative reptiles pose ecological threats in Idaho.

These teensy tiny turtles of Appalachia barely survived a biblical flood. Inside the effort to build them a new home.

Debra Allen patrols seven miles of North Carolina coastline before sunrise, racing against predators, rising tides, and ...

After a year of rehab for cold stunning, an endangered sea turtle named 'Pancake' was released back into the Atlantic Ocean.

“We get a lot of ducklings in drains, but we haven't had a lot of sea turtles." ...

Staff at The Turtle Hospital in Marathon, Florida, have named the loggerhead sea turtle Timmy. According to the hospital, ...

A leatherback sea turtle laid eggs on the Navy-owed beach at Naval Air Station Oceana Dam Neck Annex on Saturday night. It is ...

Nisswa, Minn., is known for its summer turtle races that draw hundreds of tourists to town. Every Wednesday, kids compete before crowds of cheering adults who recall participating in the same ...

Hans-Dieter Sues | Curator, Paleontology, National Museum of Natural History In a fit of pique, according to one of Aesop's fables, the god Hermes made the animal carry its house forever on its back.

Drone footage captured an orca mother manipulating a sea turtle. Scientists believe this behavior may teach her young cub ...