According to the pros, an amber base color is key to mimicking that turtle shell pattern. Then, you'll need brown and black polishes to create those swirling spots. Get the look: To recreate those ...

Juvenile green turtles are smaller and have more vibrant shell patterns, which fade as they mature. Unlike some other sea turtles, adult green turtles have a single pair of prefrontal scales on ...

Imagine that your body is 10 times the size of your limbs. Each of your four legs are short, thick, round and tipped with long narrow claws. Your body is also your home that you carry around with ...

In addition, this beautiful turtle — with its spiked shell and intricate pattern of yellow markings — is prized for the pet trade and suffers from overcollection. The Center is working to end ...

Need some tortoise shell mani inspiration? Look no further. Ahead, we've rounded up six of our favorite takes on the classic design. Start with an amber base color before loosely blotting on a ...