Unbeknownst to the Mary river turtle, the Australian species has been labelled a punk. Perhaps it's the little green mohawk, made of algae strands that grow on its body, or the novel fact that it ...

That's a shame, because the indigenous western painted turtle lives true to its name. Fine yellow lines accent its shiny green carapace ... the ponds have relatively little fish or other aquatic ...

Wildlife ecologist Dan Thompson helps painted turtle hatchlings get to a marsh near the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County headquarters in Wheaton Tuesday. The little creatures can be found ...