This amazing footage shows how a turtle is treated for a shell injury. After being struck by a vehicle in Costa Rica, Filburth was left with a crack in his shell. Clever vets used special metal ...

In cartoons, when a turtle is spooked, it retreats into and closes up its shell. While used for comic effect, this imagery is based in fact — although not all turtles are capable of this protective ...

When this turtle was found barely moving, the cause was immediately clear: its shell had been shattered by a massive impact. Emergency treatment was the only hope. Veterinary teams worked quickly to ...

INDIAN TRAIL, N.C. — A North Carolina animal rescue group is asking women not to throw out their old bras -- but instead donate them to help turtles with broken shells. The Carolina Waterfowl Rescue ...

A North Carolina animal rescue group is asking women not to throw out their old bras -- but instead donate them to help turtles with broken shells. The Carolina Waterfowl Rescue is asking women to ...