MARATHON, FL. (CNN) – A Florida dentist gets an unusual patient, a sea turtle. Meet Elena, the first reptile to see the dentist. A month ago, the turtle arrived at the Marathon, Florida turtle ...

Ever consider the question of whether a turtle can truly pull its head into its shell like a cartoon representation in a ...

In a previous column, the author discussed the overall management of turtle shell injuries. This column continues by describing basic techniques for repairing and stabilizing fractured turtle shells.

Woolwich Township, New Jersey (WPVI) -- Ozzy the sea turtle from the Adventure Aquarium in Camden, NJ needed important CT scans due to a disease impacting his shell. Doctors needed to check the ...

A newly discovered fungus is thought to be causing a shell disease that is harming freshwater turtles, including western pond turtles in the Columbia River Gorge. “It’s always exciting to identify a ...

Do turtle shells actually consist of modified ribs? The answer, surprisingly, is yes. This weird-but-true claim went viral in mid-June 2021 when Twitter user and post-doctorate turtle expert Ceri ...

A recent tragedy occurred in Indian River County, Florida when an elderly man tried to save a turtle. The reptile was slowly creeping across I-95 when an 87-year-old Vermont native attempted to help ...

This one-ton turtle once ruled South America’s rivers — until a changing planet proved too much for even the largest ...