As the story suggests, turtles have been around for millions of years, coming into being, like many other modern reptiles, during the age of the dinosaurs. Only the snapping turtle and the painted ...

In cartoons, when a turtle is spooked, it retreats into and closes its shell. While used for comic effect, this imagery is ...

Painted turtles are named as such because of their ornate shell markings, but they may also be known as Chrysemys picta, the ...