Turtle shells aren't just for show — they act as a suit of armour. The Salthaven West Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre in Regina saw a good example of this recently when a turtle was brought in after it ...

A baby has been nicknamed "little ninja-turtle" by his parents after his rare skin condition left him with what looks like a turtle shell growing from his back. James McCallum was born with a large ...

JUNO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — An adolescent loggerhead sea turtle named Dilly Dally crawled into the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday morning, months after having a front flipper amputated at a Florida turtle ...

A Clearwater, Florida, infant who was born with a growth on his back was dubbed “little Ninja Turtle” by his parents, as it resembled a “turtle shell.” James McCallum, 19 months, was given the ...

The evolutionary riddle of the turtle shell is one step closer to being solved thanks to groundbreaking research published this week in Science. A team of Japanese scientists has uncovered anatomical ...

A Florida infant was born with a rare skin condition -- a growth on his back. The baby was dubbed “little Ninja Turtle” by his parents as the growth resembled a “turtle shell.” 19-months-old James ...

Critically endangered hawksbill turtles have been hunted for their patterned shells for centuries to make tortoiseshell jewelry and decorative curios. The exploitation and trade pushed the species to ...

A team of RIKEN researchers has finally solved the riddle of how the turtle shell originated. By observing the development of different animal species and confirming their results with fossil analysis ...