May 3—Ice-out was very early this spring. This March 10 date of the ice departure was about two weeks earlier than the previous earliest ice-out. Though there was a return of some cold and snow later ...

The red-eared slider and the painted turtle are both fascinating turtles that are popular pets around the world, with the painted turtle being second in popularity only to the red-eared slider. If you ...

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AMES, Iowa (AP) -- A university professor believes painted turtles may help scientists solve the mysteries of animal or human evolution. The northeast Iowa turtles live up to 30 to 40 years, offering ...

With early ice-outs on some lakes this year, it's time to see active turtles. Painted turtles are usually first seen sunning a few days before the ice cover leaves larger lakes in various parts of ...

If a human being sat at the bottom of a slough all winter, that person would freeze and die. Painted turtles sit at the bottom of sloughs all winter, and they may freeze, too. But they don't die. In ...