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The article discusses research on the specie, "Clemmys Guttata (Spotted Turtle)" and explores about its geographical distribution and collection of specimen, along with explores how species interact with the anthropogenic material.

The article discusses research on the specie, "Clemmys Guttata (Spotted Turtle)" and explores about its geographical distribution and collection of specimen, along with explores nest predation of the species.

The article reports on predation of the species Pelemodusa subrufa by the wading bird Hamerkop. It mentions that Hamerkop may easily prey upon P. subrufa when the water levels in oshanas are low enough to allow it to wade and capture turtles. It states that the habitat around the nest comprised an extensive pure stand of Mopane Savanna with a network of numerous oshanas.

The article focuses on a study exploring the relationship between ambient water temperature and egg formation process in captive loggerhead turtles. It provides details regarding the use of ultrasonography in an effort to follow the reproductive events, such as nesting and internesting, of identifiable individual turtles and nests

The article discusses research on nest disturbance, egg submergence and egg viability of a population of Elseya irwini or Johnstone River Snappint Turtle from the Wet Tropics in North Queensland. The study reports the artificial incubation of clutches of eggs that were subjected to a period of immersion in water as a result of nest disturbance by depredation. It examines the presence of abnormal scutes, signs of lethargy, lack of motor coordination when swimming and walking in the hatchlings.

The article discusses research by F. Michalski and colleagues, published in "Scientific Reports," which determined patterns of Yellow-Spotted River Turtle egg harvest by humans based on nest site characteristics along 88 kilometers (km) between two rivers in the eastern Brazilian Amazon.

The article explores the feeding habits and habitat preferences of Lampropeltis getula getula (Eastern Kingsnake) forager. Topics include its diverse diet, which encompasses snakes, small mammals, birds, lizards, amphibians, and eggs; its notable use of transportation edges near tidal marshes for foraging on Diamondback Terrapin eggs; and documented predation events, such as the consumption of terrapin eggs observed via radiography and direct tracking.

The article focuses on Terrapene carolina (Eastern Box Turtle), examining its resistance to egg predation, particularly by insects, and reports an observation of an intact egg remaining on a scavenged carcass, suggesting the inability of some insects to penetrate the eggshell.