Rockalina has become a viral sensation since being rescued in early 2025. The Eastern box turtle was in failing health, ...

It's a big, bad world out there. But for one tiny turtle it clearly proved to be a little too frightening for exploration just yet. The nervous creature hatched from its egg but then stayed there for ...

TORRANCE, Calif. — In the back of an office building, in a small room that smells like rotting strawberries, a criminal investigator watches his evidence crawl around on wood chips in five open ...

KOTA KINABALU: Studies are suggesting that the box turtle popu­lation is dwindling, even as they remain common pets in many households. While there is insufficient data to support this, there are ...

Indian River Park is their natural habitat. They creep and crawl through the park — mostly unobserved — 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They move silently through their surroundings. Their natural ...

Confiscated live animals are temporarily held in what the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service calls their “live room” at an office building near Los Angeles International Airport, while authorities try to ...

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