Here's how Jorge the sea turtle prepared for the improbable journey—decades after he was found tangled in a fishing net off ...

Sunday, June 8 is World Oceans Day and we’re going to look at California’s state sea reptile as well as other turtles in our waters.

Snapping turtles are opportunistic omnivores, which means they will eat almost everything that walks in front of them. That poor crab didn’t stand a chance! Their prey ranges from small ...

Low flows impact the turtles’ prey, too. Suwannee alligator snapping turtles feast on the river’s entire buffet: fish, mussels, acorns, carrion, frogs, palmetto berries, ...

Yet the western pond turtle has disappeared from over half of its range, which stretches from Baja, California to Washington state. One of the biggest threats to the species is the introduction of ...

These turtles are called snapping turtles, and they can reach out and snap up prey with their jaws in Why You Should Never Pick Up a Snapping Turtle by the Tail Skip to main content ...