Mehrdad (He/Him) is a Senior Staff Writer from Iran. He started writing about video games when he was a high-school student. He loves playing competitive FPS games such as Rainbow Six Siege and ...

Snapping turtles are not the kind of animal that most people think of as “cute” with their funnel-shaped noses, thick, warty bodies, and armored tails. Box turtles are cute. Sea turtles are adorable.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Zoo has collected 20 baby western pond turtles from sites in the Columbia Gorge and brought them to the zoo's conservation lab. Hatchling turtles are vulnerable to ...