The Eastern box turtle, affectionately called the "Lego Turtle" by the Maryland Zoo, was brought in during July 2018 with "multiple fractures on his plastron, the bottom part of his shell," Dr ...

When we picture sea turtles in the wild, it's easy to envision them as armored warriors—their hard, resilient shells serving ...

The wide-base of a turtle shell, combined with the smooth bottom and rough edges, may have made the turtle’s shell an excellent body-sized burrowing tool. It could be utilized in such a way that the ...

The eastern box turtle represents holding on and surviving, sticking its neck out, which led to its status as a state symbol ...

The wild turtle was found in a local park with a broken shell by a Maryland Zoo employee Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has ...

The 17-pound turtle's shell was lopsided, so the veterinarians at BluePearl Veterinary Partners wanted to see if something was wrong. On Wednesday, the turtle underwent a CT scan in Eden Prairie.

The bottom of a painted turtle’s shell is a colorful work of art. This turtle pulled its head, legs and tail into its shell when pointed out by Rich Landers’ dog, Ranger.

The oldest known turtle prior to this find, an animal called Odontochelys, had a fully-formed shell over its bottom surface (a part of the shell known as the plastron), but no bony covering on the ...