NEW YORK - Fire officials said a lumbering pet turtle sparked a fast-moving fire in a New York City apartment after crawling out of its tank and knocking over the terrarium's heat lamp. Giovani, a ...

MADISON, Wis. -- Why did the turtle cross the road? During the Summer some snapping turtles from the UW Arboretum cross Nakoma Road to find a place in the neighborhood to lay their eggs. One neighbor ...

Turtles are such a familiar sight to most north-central Texas and southwestern Oklahoma residents that we think little about these unique and adaptable animals. Turtles have been present in their ...

Minnesota's eight species of turtles most often lay their eggs in June, meaning females leave their wetlands and crossing roads in search of higher nesting grounds. Each year, thousands of turtles are ...