Logan the Amazon River turtle has been elected mayor of Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport. Logan beat out contenders ...

A potential new setback to the contentious One Lake development project comes down to the Pearl River Map Turtle, a species named for its distinct map-like shell pattern, that is unique to the Pearl ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will add new protections for a rare turtle whose ridged shell looks like a topographic map, with the goal of keeping it from going extinct. The federal agency has ...

This video follows the full build of custom enclosures designed specifically for Fly River turtles, one of the rarest species kept in captivity. Viewers see how filtration, water depth, and structural ...

The Milwaukee County Zoo's oldest animal is a curious Brazilian who is still learning new skills at her advanced age. In turn, the challenges of caring for her has led zoo staff to devise and adapt ...

The Mary River Turtle, an Australian freshwater species, possesses the extraordinary ability to breathe through its rear, ...

River turtles face immense challenges from predators and environmental factors from birth. Despite remarkable reproductive adaptations like sperm storage, human-induced threats such as habitat ...

The video of the giant turtle garnered over 9,000 likes and over 2,000 retweets within a week of being posted Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

Michelle Cunningham replaces Larry Hagen, who retired this past summer after serving as Turtle River State Park manager since ...

Stars can be glimpsed in such unexpected places. Chonkasaurus was at rest on a pile of rotting river pylons and rusty chains along the Chicago River just below Division Street early last weekend when ...