Researchers assessed the health of gopher tortoises, including these two hatchlings, at two sites in southeastern Florida. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of ...

Freshwater turtles eat insects and aquatic larvae, crustaceans and aquatic vegetation. Most Asian turtles and tortoises dig themselves nests in mud or sand to lay their eggs. The hatchlings are born ...

Water turtles require more extensive care and are recommended to be kept outdoors to help duplicate it's natural environment, the club said. The turtle needs a large swimming area (a children's pool ...

The temperature of the nest determines the sex of the hatchlings, with warmer nests producing females and cooler nests producing males. Once the eggs hatch, newly hatched tortoises and young ...

AZGFD hopes people will open their backyards to give surrendered tortoises a new home. After building a suitable burrow, ...

Biologists decided to head-start about 550 young tortoises that were taken from expansion areas. Then, starting a couple of years ago, Henen’s team began gathering, incubating and hatching eggs ...

Biologists decided to head-start about 550 young tortoises that were taken from expansion areas. Then, starting a couple of years ago, Henen’s team began gathering, incubating and hatching eggs ...

Biologists decided to head-start about 550 young tortoises that were taken from expansion areas. Then, starting a couple of years ago, Henen's team began gathering, incubating and hatching eggs ...

Officially it's called the Tortoise Research and Captive Rearing Site, and since it was established in 2005 it has helped scientists learn how to protect a species that's threatened by human ...