A sea turtle’s shell is living bone fused directly to its spine and ribs. It is not a detachable shield or an external case, ...

FORT LAUDERDALE (CBS4) - Officials say it was a human cruelty that left a Peninsula Cooter Turtle seriously injured and in need of medical attention Friday. The front of the bottom of its shell was ...

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 ...

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 ...

NEW ORLEANS -- It's a marvelously ugly beast, with spiked and ridged armor, a sharply hooked beak, a fishing lure in its mouth and a nasty bite. But the alligator snapping turtle's hard shell holds ...

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 ...

In a previous column, the author discussed the overall management of turtle shell injuries. This column continues by describing basic techniques for repairing and stabilizing fractured turtle shells.

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 ...