It started with a turtle. Or at least the idea of a turtle. "My partner wanted a pet turtle. He likes turtles," said Derek Smiertka, 40, of Ferndale. "I did not." Nevertheless, in the interest of ...

One fortunate turtle enjoys an all-inclusive health retreat after falling from the sky. Turtles are built to last. As a group, they’ve survived 250 million years – outlasting dinosaurs – but they ...

The first two turtle eggs hatched without a hitch. Each of the tiny Eastern box turtles used their “egg tooth” to slice through their shells, poked out their tiny legs and wiggled free. But the third ...