According to a news release from the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, the zoo welcomed 41 Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle hatchlings over the summer. SDZWA said that the zoo has become the first ...

In a first for North America, an endangered species of turtles has bred at the San Diego Zoo. Over the summer, staff at the zoo welcomed 41 hatchlings from the Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle ...

A spiny softshell turtle’s head emerges from a shallow pool of water. Spiny softshell turtles lay eggs in Missouri this week on sand- and gravel bars along streams and ponds. Take a canoe or kayak out ...

Turtles are often unfairly maligned as fish killers that ruin the ecosystems of our ponds, rivers, and streams. The facts are that many turtles are omnivores and consume large amounts of aquatic ...

A new study finds that turtles are really good at carrying the bacteria that cause the potentially fatal disease. You can catch cholera from drinking contaminated water. You can catch it from raw or ...

THERE. PRETTY GOOD. RARE AND ENDANGERED TURTLE SPECIES HAS BRED AT THE SAN DIEGO ZOO. STAFF SAY THEY ARE CARING FOR A 41 INDIAN NARROW HAD A SOFT SHELL TURTLE HATCHLINGS. CONSERVATION ISTS HAD ...

Over the summer, staff at the zoo welcomed 41 hatchlings from the Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle species, which is native to South Asia. It makes the zoo the first accredited organization in ...