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 ...

Revealing active behaviour that adds to our understanding of the nature of a species. Michael Eastwell (UK) rescues an eastern long-necked turtle trying to cross a busy road to reach water. Michael ...

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.

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.

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 ...

so they will seek out warmer waters during the winter. Turtles will typically swim away from shore to deep water or head south. Recently, cold-stunning events have happened in several locations ...