Survival of the fittest is expertly exemplified by one marine creature: Minnesota’s freshwater mussels. These shellfish are being applauded for their unique and clever survival strategy. They ...

Loggerhead sea turtles have large heads and powerful jaws, allowing them to eat hard-shelled mollusks. They have reddish-brown carapaces and skin, and can grow to 2½ to 3½ feet and 200 to 350 ...

Agartala: The Tripura govt has sanctioned Rs 14.90 lakh for a year-long study to assess the habitat of the Bostami turtles, an endangered species foun.

A red-footed tortoise native to South America has distinctive red scales on it legs. The new exhibition "Turtles" opens June 7 at Fernbank Museum and will display a dozen different species of ...

Soft shell blue claw crabs, or shedder crabs, must be at least 3.5 inches from point to point and there is a limit of one bushel a day per person.

In early May, a little-known nonprofit offered a reward unprecedented in China’s conservation circles: 100,000 yuan ($14,000) for a single photo or video of the Yangtze giant softshell, a species so ...

Turtle nesting season is here in Minnesota, with female turtles risking their lives crossing roads to lay eggs. Here's how to ...

Apart from being a safe haven for the iconic susu, it is also a thrumming aquatic theatre, hosting everything from elusive otters to critically endangered gharials, from soft-shelled turtles to ...

Shell Week will run from June 8th to June 16th, and to commemorate the week, the Royal Carribean Group and World Wildlife Fund have created a bracket-style tournament to name the most popular sea ...

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — If you want to get your kids out of their shells this weekend, an event is putting a fun focus on the Midwest's favorite - and slowest - reptile. It's a chance to meet some ...