The box turtle and the painted turtle are both turtles from the family Emydidae. Both painted turtles and box turtles are popular pets across the world. They have a similar appearance, with colorful ...

Housing Painted Turtles Since painted turtles are aquatic turtles, they will spend the majority of their time swimming and the rest of their time eating and basking on a dry piece of land in the sun.

Before you get a turtle, there are some things you should know and steps you can take to prepare for your new pet.

Many cultures tell fascinating tales about turtles. Several North American Native tribes speak of a great turtle floating in a primal sea, before there was any land. Here lived all the other animals ...

Backyard Naturalist: Painted turtles know just where to go This is the time of the year when turtles are on the move, Dana Wilde writes.

In these modern times, most Montanans see turtles as a greasy smear on highway asphalt. That's a shame, because the indigenous western painted turtle lives true to its name.

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 ...

In Algonquin, Canada, a freshly hatched painted turtle faces mortal danger - she must cross Highway 60. If she makes it she still has a forest of giants to travel through before she reaches the ...

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.

U of A sign vandalized on Canada Day with "land back." The Gateway spoke to the ISU about what land back means.

MINNEAPOLIS — Hungry hikers, bikers and beachgoers now have a spot to grab food and non-alcoholic drinks at Minneapolis' popular Lake Nokomis. On Monday, June 12, The Painted Turtle opened in ...