Spotted turtles get their name from the yellow spots on their black shells. These spots accumulate with age, and a spotted turtle can live up to 50 years old in captivity. Spotted turtles are semi ...

The spotted turtle's alluring features — its diminutive size, smooth black shell and dainty yellow speckles — have unfortunately contributed to its decline, since its charisma has made it a favorite ...

The shell is also part of a turtle’s skeleton ... Here’s a wild fun fact: in the Amazon, butterflies drink the tears of yellow-spotted turtles to get enough sodium in their diet.

Tin Sai-keung was sentenced to nearly three years in jail for smuggling the protected species, coveted by China’s middle ...

3. Big Bend Mud Turtle Big Bend mud turtles, also known as rough-footed mud turtles, have an olive or yellow-brown dome-like ...

DESCRIPTION: Loggerhead sea turtles are named for their large heads, which contain powerful jaws and a thick beak. An adult loggerhead's top shell is slightly heart-shaped with a reddish-brown color; ...

So, how is it that these adult yellow-bellied slider turtles are ... an adult crocodile could easily crunch right through a turtle’s shell with its powerful bite. Although the adult sliders ...