Bog turtles are North America’s smallest turtles, measuring about the length of a human thumb. They’re also one of the world’s most imperiled turtles: Their southern population has declined by 50% ...
Many cultures tell fascinating tales about turtles. Several North American Native tribes speak of a great turtle floating in a primal sea, before there was any land. Here lived all the other animals ...
The playful North American river otter is equally at home ... Fish are a favorite food, but they also eat amphibians, turtles, and crayfish. On land, river otters can bound and run quite well ...