From the 1800s through the 1950s, people clamored for the delicacy green turtle soup. Though the color describes the hue of the soup, one turtle commonly used for the dish – the Chelonia mydas – has ...

When it’s time for turtles to find love, the process isn’t something most people get to see. But it happens like clockwork every year. Whether it is a massive loggerhead in the sea or a common ...

Elizabeth Bevan wrecked a lot of pantyhose when she was a little girl. “I’m from South Florida, and I’ve always been absolutely fascinated by anything and everything that swims in the ocean,” she said ...

CONRAD VOLLERTSEN/LEADER THE HAPPY COUPLE -- It's easy to love a turtle as they are slow, like this mated pair in his driveway,Êin getting out of your way. May and early June is the mating season of ...

Most Kansans know the animals chosen to represent the state, from bison to box turtles. The American Bison is the official animal of Kansas adopted as the state animal symbol in 1955. The Western ...