Tortoises: Tortoises are land dwellers. They primarily live on dry land and only go near water to drink or bathe. Shell Shape: Turtles typically have a flatter and more streamlined shell ...

In this post we’re going to find out which one is the longest living species of turtle in the world. But maybe more importantly, we’ll uncover their impressive adaptations that make it possible. Have ...

Did you think eggshells were just good for making compost? Turns out the high calcium carbonate content of a boiled eggshell helps tortoises build strong shells. Shells for shells. The pads of prickly ...

Repair of injured turtle shells can be difficult and time-consuming. This article describes how to manage the freshwater turtle in this phase of healing and how to keep fracture sites 'water-free'.

Oracle bones were often made from tortoise shells, as in this photograph, and from the shoulder blades of oxen. According to archaeologists, a fortune teller would carve a question into the bone ...

In cartoons, when a turtle is spooked, it retreats into and closes its shell. While used for comic effect, this imagery is based in fact — although not all turtles are capable of this protective feat.

PIEDMONT, Okla. (WKRC) - After months of searching, a tortoise owner found her beloved missing pet just 100 feet from where he was last seen. Cherrie Zaidi has been taking care of her two African ...