The most common causes for turtle shell defects are trauma, bacterial or fungal infections, poor hygiene sometimes caused by stagnant dirty water, and nutritional deficiencies mostly due to ...

A turtle's shell is part of the reptile's skeleton, and it protects some of the strangest features in the animal kingdom. Here's what's inside.

Turtles may carry salmonella on their skin and shell, according to pet care and public health websites. The bacteria can cause fever, diarrhea, dehydration, stomach pains, and, in rare cases ...

Turtles may carry salmonella on their skin and shell, according to pet care and public health websites. The bacteria can cause fever, diarrhea, dehydration, stomach pains, and, in rare cases ...

Customs and Border Protection seized 1,400 sea turtle scutes, or shell pieces, from 100 turtles at an air cargo warehouse. ... dirty gold and smuggled songbirds, as well as shark fins.

Snapping turtles, like sea turtles, can’t pull their heads, tails, and legs in under their shells the way the familiar hinged box turtle can. The shell on the snapper’s underside (called, for ...