The St. Johns River has a wonderful and diverse variety of wildlife. The river’s vertebrate wildlife includes all the fish species in the water and birds in the air too. But there are also frogs, ...

Q. I know tortoises live on land. Does that mean box turtles (which also live on land) are tortoises? How many true tortoises are there, what parts of the world do they live in and how big do they get ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. INDIANAPOLIS — May is all about speed in ...

Life on earth is as fascinating as it gets. Different species live different lifespans. The average human life expectancy is just under 80 years, according to Our World in Data. But underwater animals ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Michael Laurich, an Aquarist at Shedd ...

Tortoises and turtles don’t just live for a long time — they barely age while they live. By Jack Tamisiea For mammals like humans, aging is inevitable. No matter how many vitamins we take, skin sags, ...