Trade in turtle shells is banned by an international agreement to protect the species A man has been arrested after a boat heading for the Welsh coast carrying endangered animal shells was seized.

Most species, however, had coiled shells lined with progressively larger chambers separated by thin walls called septa. The animals constantly grew new shell material as they aged, but the their ...

Dr Fraser says "Turtles are very strange animals. They have a straightjacket of a shell. "If you can imagine yourself with your shoulders within your rib cage, you'd be pretty restricted." ...

Those who remember their nature classes from school will recall that the hermit crab is a fascinating creature. A member of ...