The wild turtle was found in a local park with a broken shell by a Maryland Zoo employee Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has previously ...

This one-ton turtle once ruled South America’s rivers — until a changing planet proved too much for even the largest ...

One of the most telltale features of a turtle is its protective shell, and regardless of the species, most turtle shells are discernably similar. Despite what you might see on cartoons, a turtle’s ...

An injured loggerhead sea turtle will receive a second chance at a healthy life after receiving a little help from the 3D printing industry. Image Credit: Scripps Institution of Oceanography ...

An endangered sea turtle being treated for an infection in his shell at an Alabama natural science museum underwent his second CT scan Tuesday at Decatur Morgan Hospital, the museum announced. Kale, a ...

A turtle’s shell makes for a great portable home, offering a huge amount of protection to the animal living inside. But this carapace is nothing more than an evolutionary byproduct of another ...

Sometimes a vet has to improvise to help an animal in need. According to the Associated Press, veterinarians at The Maryland Zoo worked diligently to help a wild eastern box turtle who cracked the ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The turtle shell isn’t like any other protective element of any ...

Turtle's shell smashed by boat; gets a year of TLC. Aug. 2, 2011 — -- They called him Andre -- an endangered green sea turtle that washed up in 2010 on a sandbar on Juno Beach in Florida, nearly ...

BALTIMORE — We know turtles have a reputation for being a tad slow-moving, but would that change if one has a custom Lego wheelchair attached to it? The zoo fastened a custom Lego wheelchair on an ...