Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Smithsonian National Zoo recently discovered its first painted river terrapin hatchling, a major milestone for the critically ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BLAUVELT - Newly hatched turtles are making their way back to the Hackensack River from their nests. Some of the quarter-size ...

About the size of a half-dollar, the baby painted river terrapin — a critically endangered species — at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in D.C. should get an Olympic gold medal. Unbeknownst to the ...

A painted turtle hatchling at the Iowa State University Horticulture Research Station is on the left. The grayish hatchling on the right is a spiny softshell turtle in Nicole Valenzuela's laboratory.

Sometimes it’s scary to think that the many species we see today might not be around in twenty years. Or, if we don’t focus more on conservation efforts, some species may disappear even in the next ...

The Turtles of Western Highway helps turtles who want to cross the road to lay their eggs. About 90 days later, volunteers come out to find the tiny hatchlings and gather them up to get them back to ...

The Smithsonian National Zoo recently discovered its first painted river terrapin hatchling, a major milestone for the critically endangered turtle species. Painted river terrapins live in Southeast ...