Long-neck turtles are also among the most active turtles on land, often traveling kilometers to find water. So they frequently ... and wombats to travel in and out of fenced areas.

When temperatures drop, snapping turtles head for the water and enter a state of brumation, a slowed state of activity for cold-blooded animals where they stop eating and their metabolism slows.

Michael Eastwell (UK) rescues an eastern long-necked turtle trying to cross a busy road to reach water. Michael pulled over on a busy road to rescue this turtle, which had retreated into its shell in ...

Wound care, specifically maintaining the turtle out of its usual water environment ... water source that only the turtle's head and neck can access (a water bowl placed on the floor of an ...

If not rescued in time, sea turtles drown from being unable to lift their head to draw breath ... us to do at a time like this is get them out of the water and that's really what the focus ...

According to NOAA, cold-stunning is a condition where sea turtles become very weak or inactive after being exposed to cold ...

The Sonoyta mud turtle has evolved as an aquatic species in one of the driest parts of the Sonoran Desert. With webbed feet and an innate ability to swim, this turtle depends heavily on what little ...

sea turtles can drown if they are not able to lift their head above water to breathe. Rescued sea turtles are brought back to Sea Turtle Inc. facilities where they can slowly increase their body ...