A pet store has bought a two-headed turtle from a collector and plans to keep it on display, the store manager said. The 2-month-old turtle, actually conjoined red-eared slider twins, fits on a silver dollar. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

He may be an endangered species, but this turtle clearly has attitude.

The punk rock-loving Mary River Turtle was photographed in the Mary River near Kenilworth, Australia sporting a fetching bright green mohawk. picked by AutumnLotus 2 weeks ago

Mitchell Spero said he has spent 10 years training his pet turtle to do things like sit, heel, stay and roll over. Spero, a psychologist, said his turtle, Florida, has helped children deal with the trials and tribulations of life. picked by misswinkle 10 months ago

A leatherback turtle has been tracked swimming from the coast of the Papua province in Indonesia to Oregon, researchers said, in what may be the longest trip for marine vertebrae between breeding and feeding sites. picked by dollyllama 8 months ago

Researchers from the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo have discovered a rare giant turtle in northern Vietnam _ a find that carries great scientific and cultural significance.
Swinhoe's soft-shell turtle was previously thought to be extinct in the wild. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

Flight Simulator geeks are flying around the world in the 2007 Round-The-World Flight Simulator Race. The race pits teams from AVSim, FlightSim and Sim-Outhouse against each other in a race around the world with special rules, conditions and bonuses. All teams were given the rules 24 hours in advance of the start of the race (10a EST on Friday). The rules include route requirements (such as two a... read full post picked by dfelteau 2 years ago

Nine years after its discovery in the badlands of southeastern Alberta, the 75-million-year-old fossil of a pregnant turtle finally made its public debut Wednesday. picked by AutumnLotus 1 month ago

YORK, Pa. -"in China, a turtle is like a Buddha." It's supposed to bring good luck. Inspectors ordered the restaurant shut down on Friday after finding the turtle and other health code violations. picked by bevissimo 4 months ago

It is the baby turtle that proves two heads really are better than one. While its siblings grow at a the usual steady pace, this tiny creature is speeding ahead. The reason for its extraordinary growth spurt is simple: having two heads mean it eats twice as fast. picked by AutumnLotus 4 weeks ago

Credit Turtle #72 with the arrest. picked by tigertony 2 months ago

A turtle got stuck in a railway switch in Nagasaki Prefecture on Friday, delaying three trains by up to 46 minutes, the railway operator said. picked by mitzuzake 12 months ago

A two-headed Greek turtle named Janus, named after the Roman god with two heads, officially celebrated its 10th birthday on Wednesday. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A disabled turtle has started mating after being fitted with a set of wheels to help her get around. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

The UN has entered a new race of people on our earth based on the definition of the word. The new race which is one of the largest on our planet is the new Geek race. As always with races comes racism and the UN have quickly defined racist terms for the new race which include retard, noob and nerd. picked by Richye 1 year ago

A determined turtle crawled up a flight of stairs and trudged toward Central Park's ice skating rink in an apparent urge to lay eggs near the rink, park officials said. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Anita Lewis sold the ceramic turtle jar containing the ashes of Terrence Lewis's first wife to a woman who planned to use it as a cookie jar-for 58 cents. picked by misswinkle 1 year ago

Zoo Atlanta has hatched a rare Arakan forest turtle, a victory for researchers trying to save the endangered Asian species - one shell at a time. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The original event, the Kinetic Grand Championship in Humboldt County, California, is also called the "Triathlon of the Art World" because art and engineering are combined with physical endurance during a three day cross country race that includes sand, mud, pavement, a bay crossing, a river crossing and major hills. (A Blog documenting the daily trials of the race, with many, many phot... read full post picked by psycmoe 5 months ago

Within minutes of posting a story on CNN's homepage called "Gender or race: Black women voters face tough choices in South Carolina," readers reacted quickly and angrily. Many took umbrage at the story's suggestion that black women voters face "a unique, and most unexpected dilemma" about voting their race or their gender. picked by 2manyusernames 9 months ago

On the heels of the completion of the World Islands, property development company, Nakheel, unveiled another Dubai mega-project. If given the go ahead, The Universe Islands would add more than 7,500 acres worth of man-made islands to an already crowded Dubai coastline. picked by deepcleanfun 9 months ago