They’re also a bit of a bridge between land and water, depending on the species. “All animals with a backbone and a shell are turtles,” says Jeffrey Lovich, Research Ecologist at the U.S ...

Sideneck turtles don't retract their heads all the way inside their shells. Instead, they tuck their necks and heads under the edge of their shells. How did Onassis join the Milwaukee County Zoo?

Onassis, a giant Amazon River turtle, has lived at the zoo since 1969. No one knows exactly how old she is, but she's still curious and healthy.

Sideneck turtles don't retract their heads all the way inside their shells. Instead, they tuck their necks and heads under the edge of their shells. How did Onassis join the Milwaukee County Zoo?

The distribution of the nests of Podocnemis expansa (Amazon turtle) and Podocnemis unifilis (yellow-spotted side neck turtle) along the point bars of the Javaés River in Bananal Island, demonstrates a ...

African side-neck turtle. These are unique aquatic turtles that have longer necks than other turtle breeds. They can grow to be 7-12 inches long and live for up to 50 years.

Loggerhead turtles “dance” when exposed to food-associated magnetic fields, and their magnetic map may help them return to specific areas after long migrations.

Like other aquatic turtles, make sure that there is plenty of water, a place to bask under a heat lamp, a filtration system to keep the water clean, access to food and water, and a UVB lamp. They tend ...

Saving Sea Turtles. Article by Molly Schafer Photos courtesy of Wendy Marks and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) August 16, 2024. Animal science alumna coordinates efforts to ...

The turtle died on Sunday, Aug. 11, after being admitted to an animal hospital gofundme Hope the turtle with her owner Michael Aquilina Hope, a beloved albino pinkbelly sideneck turtle who was born ...

Hope, a beloved albino pinkbelly sideneck turtle who was born with an exposed heart, has died. The turtle quickly became an online sensation after her owner, Michael Aquilina, began sharing her ...