The goal of the project was to develop a sensitive and specific portable eDNA water test to detect a known individual of Swinhoe's softshell Turtle, confirmed through a previous capture and ...

This Iowa hidden gem of the animal kingdom is the ornate box turtle (Terrapene ornata). With its vibrant shell and remarkable survival traits, this turtle stands out as one of the state’s most unique ...

He looked down only to realize he was standing over snapping turtles under the ice. The 19-year-old and his family recently moved to Collins, Iowa, from Minnesota and the property has a farm pond.

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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — While it may seem shocking to see turtles seemingly lifeless beneath the ice, they are actually brumating, a survival strategy used to endure harsh winter months and extreme ...

Viral video captures turtles brumating under ice at Iowa pond To avoid freezing as temperatures drop in the winter, these turtles live underwater and enter a state called brumation, similar to ...

But most of these 1,200 sea turtles were lucky. The wind and currents had carried their motionless bodies ashore, where, at least, they could be found. Last week’s extraordinary storm that ...

Per the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, cold-stunning occurs when water temperatures drop below 50 degrees, which is too cold for sea turtles to maintain their body temperature.