In cartoons, when a turtle is spooked, it retreats into and closes up its shell. While used for comic effect, this imagery is based in fact – although not all turtles are capable of this protective ...

Ursinia the turtle, whose shell was shattered after she was hit by a car, leaving a hole that exposed her innards. A portion of her shell is encased in beeswax, which closes off the wound and has ...

Dallas Huggins holding an ambassador Wood Turtle during a NH Turtle Rescue education event at the Nottingham Library. Turtles are on the move in New Hampshire this time of year, in search of nesting ...