With their protective shell, this now endangered species has survived mass extinctions and lives throughout the world – ...

Turtles are wonderful pets and can be great fun to observe and interact with, but they have some very specific needs that's ...

Having a pet turtle can be great! While they may not be as cuddly as a dog, cat, or guinea pig, in return, they don’t bark ...

Long regarded as one of the longest-living pets you could ever own, turtles surprise many pet owners with how long they can ...

Most sea turtles have counter-shades of dark dorsal and light ventral coloration. This countershading helps them hide in the ocean’s depths from predators. Most pet turtles fall into the semi-aquatic ...

I straddled the sedentary reptile as I made my way through the countryside on the way home from the delta the other day. No, it wasn’t a cottonmouth or a timber rattler, for had it been, the outcome ...

what about pets? We've all seen images or videos of cats trying to sneak a snack from the family's fish tank. But dogs aren't as willing to go out of their way and eat these under-water creatures.

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Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Pet insurance can help alleviate the financial and emotional distress in an emergency situation. Casey David experienced this when ...

Animal rights advocates have demanded a charge of animal cruelty be laid against a rural man accused of organizing an illegal ...