Meet Felix and Oscar! Big Brother winner Dr. Will Kirby, a self-described turtle enthusiast, is introducing his new two-headed turtle to the world. Also known as a Red-eared slider – or by its ...

Using genetic methods, scientists have discovered that the introduced pond slider is capable of reproducing in Europe even outside of the Mediterranean region. The turtle, originally from North ...

Claim to fame: Of the 21 species and sub-species of turtles native to Missouri, the red-eared slider is one that's well-known around the world and — if you live in Asia or Europe — one highly disliked ...

A 5.5-million-year-old fossil species of turtle has been discovered in eastern Tennessee. The turtle represents a new species of the genus Trachemys, commonly known as sliders, which are frequently ...

ANOTHER LIFE:THE YELLOW-BELLIED SLIDER, Trachemys scripta scripta, is a brightly patterned turtle a little bigger than one's hand whose natural home is in the slow-moving rivers and marshes of Florida ...