A painted turtle attempts to solve a food puzzle at the Homer Lake Interpretive Center in Homer. An ornate box turtle (left) explores its outdoor enclosure, and a painted turtle (right) attempts to ...

In a poll to determine which of the world’s turtles would take home the people’s choice award, box turtles would win in a landslide. Sea turtles captivate observers around the globe, but few people ...

PONCA — Prairie and Flower may lack the physical stature of the larger reptiles living in Ponca State Park's Resource Education Center, but they now hold an elevated status over their roommates.

COAL VALLEY -- The turtle is tiny, but it's part of a big mission. Niabi Zoo is raising an ornate box turtle through a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service conservation program. The turtle, which hatched in ...