Every winter, northern map turtles cluster together to hibernate in the water beneath a frozen lake. Then one year, their ...

Leadership caps out when we hang on to old mindsets. The behaviors we protect and refuse to outgrow start working against us.

What types of trauma injuries do veterinarians specializing in exotic species commonly see in practice? And what are some ...

The arrival of loggerheads in New South Wales shows these ‘sentinels of climate change’ are being forced into unknown territory ...

Though cats and dogs may dominate the pet sphere worldwide, lizards, snakes and other reptiles still remain among the most popular types of exotic pets. Though they might not have the same broad ...

In Victoria's east, turtles aren't just crossing roads, they're crossing the operating table on a farm for a high-tech shell makeover. Josh Neille has been caring for wildlife in Gippsland for more ...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - What started as a one-night grassroots effort to feed people during the government shutdown in October has turned into a permanent resource in South College Station.

Shell integration typically involves 50 to 60 individual bones fusing into a permanent structural cage. The carapace creates a mechanical constraint that prevents the chest from expanding during ...

The year was 1999, and a university student named Yaniv Levy, majoring in marine biology, was taking a walk on the sands of Mikhmoret beach north of Netanya when he happened upon a large sea turtle, ...

The turtle neck retraction requires distinctive cervical features. Turtles are classified into two main categories, depending on whether they retract their heads by pulling them straight backwards, ...

A sea turtle’s shell is living bone fused directly to its spine and ribs. It is not a detachable shield or an external case, as certain quirky cartoons have shown. The shell grows with the turtle, ...