Turtles are often unfairly maligned as fish killers that ruin the ecosystems of our ponds, rivers, and streams. The facts are that many turtles are omnivores and consume large amounts of aquatic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Rio Grande cooter can't catch a break. Rivers that once sustained the turtle species, native to New Mexico, Texas and Mexico, ...

River cooters are often seen sunning on logs in rivers and streams. They are a very wary breed of turtle that will usually slide quickly in the water if they see humans or a boat or any other ...

The adaptation that animals possess in order to survive is really quite remarkable. There is a genus of aquatic turtles that live in... no — thrive in — the southeastern United States. These turtles ...