Stretched out and sunning themselves on a floating log, a pair of wild painted turtles enjoy the calm waters in a flooded forest near the South Platte River in Chatfield State Park in Littleton, ...

This turtle grows to be 5-7 inches long and lives 30-40 years in captivity. While it doesn't need water to swim in, plan to have a shallow pan of water for splashing. Western painted turtle.

And though their nesting grounds are protected and many commercial fishing fleets now use turtle excluder devices in their nets, these turtles have not been able to rebound. For this reason ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Nineteen sea turtles that were rehabilitated in Missouri after suffering the effects of cold water ...

Nineteen cold-stunned sea turtles were released back into the wild in Florida after being rehabilitated at a Missouri aquarium. The turtles were rescued from New England coastal waters in December.

Turtle hospitals and aquariums across the country are caring for sea turtles that stranded on beaches during the winter season, which is now coming to a close amid an uptick in strandings along ...

Green sea turtles are adjusting their nesting habits in response to rising global temperatures. Individual females are laying their eggs earlier in the season to cope with warmer conditions ...

I once watched a television nature program where a group of otters took turns chasing a painted turtle underwater. The otters would push the hapless turtle around with their noses and heads ...

YOU GET A SENSE OF JUST HOW BIG THE SWASTIKA WAS BY HOW MUCH HAD TO BE PAINTED OVER, AND THE LOCATION MATTERS AS WELL. CLEARLY VISIBLE BY THE ROAD AND VISIBLE BY THE MANY STUDENTS COMING INTO ...

A rare turtle stranded on the Welsh coast faces an unexpected obstacle to getting home - US President Donald Trump. Rhossi washed up on Anglesey at the end of 2023 and has been slowly nursed back ...