The spotted turtle is a very rare turtle in Massachusetts, but it is impossible to mistake for any other species. Credit: PHOTO BY BILL DANIELSON The story of this spring has been the weather; ...

There are two basic life-cycle patterns among animals. Many animals have complex life cycles with two or more very distinct stages; metamorphosis is the usual term for the often-radical changes that ...

Life cycles consist of births, deaths, and all the milestones in between, but I also wonder, too, about the often small, pivotal moments—the highlights—of these cycles. A mark of independence on my ...

The St. Johns River has a wonderful and diverse variety of wildlife. The river’s vertebrate wildlife includes all the fish species in the water and birds in the air too. But there are also frogs, ...

Turtles have great taste in beaches. They will only lay their eggs on beaches with the finest sand. The Pacific coast of ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — SEA LIFE Kansas City wants you to help name its newest sea turtle. The Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, the most critically endangered sea turtle species, flew across the country more than ...