All tortoises are turtles, but not all turtles are tortoises. Their diets are a little different, too. As the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation explains, tortoises are primarily herbivorous, though ...
A Vero Beach man was charged after being found with a gopher tortoise during a traffic stop. Gopher tortoises are a threatened species in Florida and are protected under state law. It is illegal to ...
BELLEVILLE, Ill. – It’s been days since Belleville resident Becky Stapleton has seen her longtime pet tortoise, Butters. “He’s a very important part of our family; we interact with him every single ...
WHAT WAS INSIDE THAT COOLER. WELL, HAVE YOU MET ALBIA NEWEST POLICE OFFICER? YEAH. SHE’S NOT YOUR TYPICAL RECRUIT, OFFICER. BONSAI IS AN HONORARY POLICE TORTOISE. YOU CAN SEE HER THERE. JUST CREEPING ...
A homeowner was in for a surprise when they discovered an Eastern box turtle digging a hole in their garden. The homeowner took to Reddit on September 21 to share that the unexpected visitor had laid ...
This UNESCO World Heritage Site is more than a safari by the sea, it’s a living example of how conservation, community, and marine life can thrive together. BySarah Kingdom, Contributor. Forbes ...
Westminster’s longtime The Greene Turtle restaurant has abruptly closed its doors. The freestanding building on Maryland Route 140 had a sign posted noting the restaurant closed “due to unforeseen ...
A Royal Navy veteran is hoping to track down an unusual former shipmate after 60 years - a giant tortoise called Theresa. Simon Murdoch, now 88, was a young sailor in 1964 when his vessel, HMS Owen, ...
Slow and steady won’t win this race; it’s the fast action from the team behind Interior Wildlife Rehabilitation Society that has saved 39 turtles. The Western painted turtles are now in the care of ...
Irish naval officers have returned five loggerhead turtles to the wild after the young reptiles washed up on Ireland’s west coast in unprecedented numbers earlier this summer. Marine experts believe ...