Scientists have found new evidence confirming that turtles once lived without shells. The almost-complete fossil dates back 228 million years and is bigger than a double bed. It was discovered in ...

The shells of the hawksbill sea turtle have been used for luxury items for centuries, but with the species now endangered, ...

2 A tortoise by any other name A turtle refers to any reptile with a shell, so all tortoises are technically turtles, too. The main difference is that tortoises live only on land, while turtles ...

Cockfighting has been illegal in Costa Rica for more than a century, but this violent tradition persists underground across ...

3. Big Bend Mud Turtle Big Bend mud turtles, also known as rough-footed mud turtles, have an olive or yellow-brown dome-like ...

It is named not for the color of its shell, which is normally brown or olive depending on its habitat, but for the greenish color of its skin. There are two types of green turtles—scientists are ...

DESCRIPTION: The Sonoyta mud turtle is a dark, medium-sized turtle with a shell up to seven inches long. The upper shell is olive to dark brown; the lower shell is hinged, front and back, and varies ...