The stinkpot, or the common musk turtle, is a small turtle with a smooth, dark, high domed carapace. It emits a foul smelling odor when disturbed. A close relative, the eastern mud turtle, occurs in ...

Shaver, who is chief of sea turtle science ... The sand shifts in the dark. Slowly, one by one at first, and then all together, Kemp’s ridley hatchlings push their small gray heads out of ...

Adult turtles have a yellowish belly, with dark blotches and black spots or lines found on top ... HABITAT: The western pond turtle is found in permanent and intermittent waters of rivers, creeks, ...

As a kid with a passion for nature, I joined Ottawa’s Macoun Field Club and went on many expeditions in search of the small, secretive spotted turtle ... the beach in the dark, loaded with ...

Shaver, who is chief of sea turtle science ... The sand shifts in the dark. Slowly, one by one at first, and then all together, Kemp’s ridley hatchlings push their small gray heads out of ...