Sitting in front of a monitor with a technician from the Smithsonian, I am watching the progress of Turtle 4004, known as ...

Among Connecticut's turtle species are bog turtle, common musk turtle, common snapping turtle, eastern box turtle and ...

Slow and steady is a great way to travel if you’re a healthy turtle, but for injured turtles, where time is of the essence, ...

When our kids were little, we took them on adventures. Now that they’re adults, they take my wife and me on adventures.

An eastern box turtle kept as a pet has been rehabilitated ... overgrown claws that were curling back up into her skin, her eyes were in bad shape, she was missing a tail and was covered in ...

her eyes opened. And you could tell that she was just like, ‘Where am I? What’s going on?’ ” Leone said. FILE - A male Eastern Box Turtle moves across a path at Wildwood Lake Sanctuary in ...

Eastern box turtles have a vibrant color ... “What was the last time she opened her eyes?” The owner’s relative couldn’t say. Turtles hatch, mature and even die slowly and will eat ...

His eyes were a milky blue ... A sweet little painted turtle or box turtle might prove fairly easy to pick up, but snapping turtles? Don't try to grab it by the tail or drag it, which can injure ...

"Within 45 to 50 minutes of her being in warm water, her eyes opened. And you could tell that she was just like, 'Where am I? What's going on?' " Leone said. FILE - A male Eastern Box Turtle moves ...

Look at her eyes! Have you ever before seen a box turtle pop such a full-face smile?! It is in her eyes! You can actually SEE the joy in those eyes as she eats real food for the first time in 50 ...