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Fernbank Museum welcomes 'Turtles' exhibit to Atlanta for the summer of 2025.
Find all 10 hand-painted turtle sculptures scattered around Edisto Island as part of the Turtle Tide Art Project, a colorful and community-driven initiative returning for its fourth year.
How did the turtle cross the road? Last week, 14 turtles were admitted to the Dane County Humane Society’s Wildlife Center after being struck by vehicles. Here’s what you can do to help keep ...
A sea turtle initially weighed over 7 ½ pounds; her weight decreased to just over 6 pounds once experts cleaned her organism-covered shell.
(WSVN) - We introduce you to a turtle that can do amazing tricks, and he’s providing more than just entertainment. He’s helping kids come out of their shells. Heather Walker shows us how in ...
A photo recently posted on social media showing a sea turtle with its shell removed has led state officials to emphasize the proper avenues for reporting crimes against wildlife.
In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #6, the brothers reunite, but trauma threatens to tear them apart as they navigate a hostile New York City. Check out the preview.
One of them developed a hole in their carapace on the underside. I made some calls but not many vets treat turtles.
That’s where designs like tortoise shell nails come in. “Tortoise shell nails are a form of nail art that mimics the turtle shell pattern we see in nature,” explains Sola Salons manicurist ...
A aron Koelker’s map of map turtles is one of our favorite examples of how shape can influence and enhance a map. For our ...
Turtles have a lower shell, called a plastron, and an upper shell, or carapace. In hard-shelled turtle species, the shells are made up of bony plates that are covered with scale-like “scutes”.
In cartoons, when a turtle is spooked, it retreats into and closes up its shell. While used for comic effect, this imagery is based in fact – although not all turtles are capable of this protective ...