A rare turtle that recently hatched in Massachusetts is double the fun! The hatchling — a diamondback terrapin born from a nest in West Barnstable — has two heads and six legs, making the reptile, ...

A diamondback terrapin (turtle) on display during a “Terrapin Tuesday” event where visitors learn about terrapin conservation efforts at the Long Beach Township Field Station on Thursday, July 6, 2023 ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.— Following nearly two years of advocacy and a petition filed by conservationists and turtle experts, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approved a final rule today ...

Five rescued northern diamondback terrapin hatchlings will spend the winter at the Liberty Science Center. The turtles were rescued from a vulnerable nesting site on Long Beach Island after hatching ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.— A group of 15 leading turtle experts sent a letter today urging Florida wildlife commissioners to maintain rules that prohibit for-profit breeding of native diamondback terrapin ...

Maryland’s state reptile deserves a place on the federal endangered species list, a group of concerned scientists is urging. The Diamondback terrapin, so-called for the geometric pattern atop its ...

BARNSTABLE, Mass — A rare two-headed diamondback terrapin turtle is alive and kicking — with all six of its legs — at the Birdsey Cape Wildlife Center in Massachusetts after hatching two weeks ago. A ...

SEA ISLE CITY, N.J. (CBS) -- A husband and wife are working to save Diamondback Terrapin turtles in Sea Isle City, a Jersey Shore town in Cape May County. Susan and Steve Ahern are the founders of the ...

BARNSTABLE, Mass — A rare two-headed diamondback terrapin turtle is alive and kicking — with all six of its legs — at the Birdsey Cape Wildlife Center in Massachusetts after hatching two weeks ago. A ...