Many creatures have imprinted on our hearts — and even a city sidewalk — for making their homes near ours. Here’s a look back at some of Chicago’s well-loved animals.

Alligator Snapping Turtle Restricted to river systems ... sound he makes when digging through ground debris looking for food. They have a varied diet which includes nuts, berries, insects, beetles, ...

An alligator snapping turtle, covered in algae. Image via Norbert Nagel ... this remarkable plant has evolved to supplement its diet by capturing and digesting insects. The trap itself consists of ...

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Alligator snapping turtles—Macroclemys temminckii— are the largest freshwater turtles in Texas and can live for a century or more. Historically hunted for their meat, particularly for turtle ...

S.G. Goodman’s evocative storytelling skills are on display on her amazing new single “Snapping Turtle,” which begins with a scene of kids beating a turtle with a stick. “So I asked if I ...

Sea turtles may be on the diet for tiger sharks, but one lucky sea turtle made a quick getaway with a little bit of help.

Rumpus, a common snapping turtle, looks ready to take on any challenge, but like all of us, sometimes needs help from friends. Last December, while plodding along culvert running through a brook ...

Speaking of, Korn Ferry Tour winner and surprise early leader Ryan Gerard came across a snapping turtle (unsure if the same one or a different one, we didn't ask) on the par-4 14th after a wayward ...

Joey Slay Em Soda Can Meets Its Match: Snapping Turtle Bite Posted: May 14, 2025 | Last updated: May 14, 2025 This video showcases a dramatic bite test featuring a massive snapping turtle, aptly ...

Lying tangled in the mud and scum at the bottom of the riverbed, comes the story of the Snapping Turtle and The Cattails. In a crook of the river somewhere in Louisiana, entrenched in live oaks and ...

But former PGA champ Rich Beem quipped: "That's a snapping turtle! "That will rip your finger off." Jason Dufner watched on bemused as the turtle began to scamper across the green. It showed off a ...