I photographed a baby painted turtle on a floating log today. Like many juveniles, it allowed my kayak to approach within two feet or so. By contrast, ten or so adults heard or saw my quiet approach ...

The recent weather of the last couple of weeks of April has demonstrated the varied conditions that this month can give. Within a few days, we saw the warmest day of the month (the 14th) and the ...

HOUSTON — Houston Zoo recently became the home of four newly hatched painted terrapin turtles, one of the most endangered species of turtles in the world. They're the first painted terrapin turtles to ...

U.S. Customs officers were shell-shocked when they came upon a quartet of painted turtles being brought into the country by an American family returning from a trip to China. The unidentified family ...