Shell integration typically involves 50 to 60 individual bones fusing into a permanent structural cage. The carapace creates a mechanical constraint that prevents the chest from expanding during ...

In this photo released by Imperial Household Agency of Japan, an imperial turtle-shell divination rite is held at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo Monday, May 13, 2019. Japanese palace officials have used ...

A recent tragedy occurred in Indian River County, Florida when an elderly man tried to save a turtle. The reptile was slowly creeping across I-95 when an 87-year-old Vermont native attempted to help ...