The box turtle and the painted turtle are both turtles from the family Emydidae. Both painted turtles and box turtles are ...

Unlike land tortoises, painted turtles can roll themselves over if they get flipped upside down. And they seem to have plenty of other tricks to survive. But it helps to have friends higher up the ...

In this Moment in the Wild, Purdue wildlife technician Zach Truelock introduces the painted turtle, how to identify the species, its mating rituals and what is its preferred habitat. Learn more inside ...

Springtime brings baby turtles, here’s what to do if you find hatchlings Though not endangered, painted turtles have a “pretty rough life,” said wildlife ecologist Dan Thompson, who said ...

The turtles, two snapping and two painted, were discovered in the fish ladder Monday, Aug. 8, at the Ipswich Mills Dam on the Ipswich River.

Spotted turtles are on the move this spring, crossing roads to nest as rainy weather and habitat loss make survival ...

GRAY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Ongoing research at East Tennessee State University’s (ETSU) Gray Fossil Site unearthed a species of horned painted turtles completely new to science, school officials say.

Guinness World Records reported the oldest land-living animal, Jonathan, is a 190-year-old tortoise, making him the oldest turtle ever.