Shell integration typically involves 50 to 60 individual bones fusing into a permanent structural cage. The carapace creates a mechanical constraint that prevents the chest from expanding during ...

Six months ago, a striped mud turtle with a broken shell was found on the Gulf Coast of Florida, and thanks to a quick-thinking neighbor, the turtle is on its way to being healthy again. The neighbor ...

The ocean can be an extremely dangerous place, even for an animal that migrates through and rides its currents for decades.