turtle

How the turtle's shell evolved

BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition  Wed, 11/26/2008 - 2:07pm

A 220 million year old fossil from China shows that the ancestors of modern turtles did not have complete shells



 

Ancient turtle discovered on Skye

BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition  Wed, 11/19/2008 - 2:59am

The earliest turtles to live in water have been discovered on - and named after - the Scottish island of Skye.



 

Aquarium cares for second turtle

BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition  Tue, 02/05/2008 - 1:01am

A rare sea turtle is looked after at an aquarium in Cornwall after being found stranded on a beach in Devon.



 

News To Me

CNN - Exchange Notebook  Thu, 05/17/2007 - 1:18pm

A tortoise bites a cat in South Africa.

A guy videotapes it, e-mails the clip and within minutes, it’s front page on CNN.com for millions to see.

And now the turtle needs an agent.