RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Four baby Eastern box turtles — a species with a plummeting population in Virginia — were recently hatched at the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center, including rare turtle twins ...
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The oldest gorilla living at Disney's Animal Kingdom park has died at the age of 44. Disney confirmed Gino the gorilla's death in a Facebook post Wednesday morning. Despite his status ...
Is a joke still a joke if no one knows it? Let's say that joke came in the form of a song, one written by The Turtles, with ludicrously sweet lyrics that no one in their right mind could take ...
MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) — She may not wear a pearl necklace like her namesake from the TV show, “Leave it Beaver,” but June Cleaver, the 230-pound loggerhead turtle, nevertheless was happy as a clam to ...
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Turtles and tortoises are both reptiles with shells, but they're not exactly the same. So how can ...
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As Hurricane Erin pelted North Carolina’s barrier islands with strong winds and waves this week, it destroyed many nests of threatened sea turtles, burying the eggs deep in sand or washing them out to ...
As Hurricane Erin churned off the North Carolina coast this week, its powerful waves destroyed most of the remaining sea turtle nests on Emerald Isle, dealing a blow to what had been shaping up as a ...