It’s best to avoid handling turtles at all, so if the turtle looks like it will make it across a road, simply leave it alone.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Smithsonian National Zoo recently discovered its first painted river terrapin hatchling, a major milestone for the critically ...
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WASHINGTON — About the size of a half-dollar, the tiny painted river terrapin hatchling — a critically endangered species — at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo should get an Olympic gold medal.