Known to some as the smiling turtle, the Blanding’s turtle actually has something to smile about because of the success of a seven-year effort by the Lake County Forest Preserves to support the ...

Although this creepy-looking chelid is nicknamed the “smiling turtle,” its name actually means “kill, kill.” Though they live in water, according to the Greensboro Science Center, they’re not actually ...

Among Nebraska’s eight species of native turtles, the happy-looking one gets special attention. The Blanding’s turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) is listed as a “tier 1” species in the Natural Legacy ...