A travel blogger in Tampa witnessed an obscene and utterly ridiculous—yet entirely hilarious—display of reptile familiarity that he said could only happen in Florida. As alligators abound throughout the Sunshine State, it’s no wonder locals have observed none other than a turtle waddling its way onto the scaly back of one of the reptiles to…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned on July 21 that the latest salmonella outbreak across the United States is linked to turtles. “Many people in this outbreak purchased small turtles online before getting sick,” the CDC said in an announcement on its website. “Do not buy small turtles with shells less than 4…

Sea turtle patrollers made an incredible discovery during a recent turtle nest inventory on a South Carolina beach. Among three live hatchlings, they found one that stood out for its unique feature: it had two heads. The turtle was hailed as a “very rare find” for Edisto Beach State Park’s volunteer-led July 21 inventory. South…

A wildlife and landscape photographer in Minnesota recently captured a peculiar sight by the lakeside which left social media users stunned. Scott Rykken, 64, was watching the lakeside with his wife Anne, as he often likes to do, at their Cabin in Lake Miltona in Alexandria when they saw an unusual scene. Previously, he and…

A giant tortoise considered extinct a hundred years ago has been discovered very much alive and is currently living in Ecuador. Two years ago, the tortoise was found on Fernandina Island, one of the youngest and most pristine in the archipelago, during a joint expedition between the Galapagos National Park and the Galapagos Conservancy. On…

COURTENAY, B.C.—Russell Ball was taking one of his usual walks along Vancouver Island’s Puntledge River on a cool, grey day in January when he noticed something out of the ordinary. As he knelt down and began chipping away around the patch of brown, he felt a familiar feeling as it grew bigger and bigger. There’s…