Occurrence, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Virulence Profiles of Salmonella Serovars Isolated from Wild Reptiles in South Africa by Lungile N. Mlangeni, Tsepo Ramatla, Kgaugelo E. Lekota, Cormac Price, Oriel Thekisoe, Che Weldon

“…Salmonella serovars were detected in chameleons (36.8%), lizards (31.6%), snakes (15.8%), and tortoises (15.8%). The use of 16S rRNA gene sequencing revealed that Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Salamae (30%), S. enterica subsp. enterica (16.7%), S. enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium (13.3%), and S. enterica subsp. enterica serovar Indiana (13.3%) were the four most common subspecies among the investigated 30 isolates. …”
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Molecular Detection of Tick-Borne Bacteria from <i>Amblyomma</i> (Acari: Ixodidae) Ticks Collected from Reptiles in South Africa by Lehlohonolo S. Mofokeng, Nico J. Smit, Courtney A. Cook

“…Furthermore, a spotted fever group <i>Rickettsia</i> species was observed in 7 <i>Amblyomma marmoreum</i> and 14 <i>Amblyomma sylvaticum</i> from tortoises of genera <i>Kinixys</i> and <i>Chersina</i>. …”
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Curious creatures: a multi-taxa investigation of responses to novelty in a zoo environment by Belinda A. Hall, Vicky Melfi, Alicia Burns, David M. McGill, Rebecca E. Doyle

“…Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia) n = 12, little penguins (Eudyptula minor) n = 10, ringtail lemurs (Lemur catta) n = 8, red tailed black cockatoos (Calyptorhynchus banksia) n = 7, Indian star tortoises (Geochelone elegans) n = 5 and red kangaroos (Macropus rufus) n = 5 were presented with a stationary object, a moving object and a mirror. …”
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Galápagos and the plastic problem by Juan Pablo Muñoz-Pérez, Juan Pablo Muñoz-Pérez, Juan Pablo Muñoz-Pérez, Gregory A. Lewbart, Gregory A. Lewbart, Gregory A. Lewbart, Daniela Alarcón-Ruales, Daniela Alarcón-Ruales, Daniela Alarcón-Ruales, Alice Skehel, Alice Skehel, Alice Skehel, Esteban Cobos, Roberth Rivera, Roberth Rivera, Alexis Jaramillo, Alexis Jaramillo, Henry Vivanco, Henry Vivanco, Leo Zurita-Arthos, Leo Zurita-Arthos, Bryan Wallace, Carlos A. Valle, Carlos A. Valle, Kathy A. Townsend

“…In contrast, Santa Cruz tortoises, green sea turtles, marine iguanas, black-striped salemas, and Galápagos sea lions were at the highest risk of harm due to the ingestion of plastics. …”
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A new species of Nanhsiungchelys (Testudines: Cryptodira: Nanhsiungchelyidae) from the Upper Cretaceous of Nanxiong Basin, China by Yuzheng Ke, Imran A. Rahman, Hanchen Song, Jinfeng Hu, Kecheng Niu, Fasheng Lou, Hongwei Li, Fenglu Han

“…The Nanxiong Basin was extremely hot during the Late Cretaceous, and so we suggest that nanhsiungchelyids might have immersed themselves in mud or water to avoid the heat, similar to some extant tortoises. If they were capable of swimming, our computer simulations of fluid flow suggest the anterolateral processes could have reduced drag during locomotion.…”
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Grassland Alterations Do Not Affect Breeding Success, but Can Explain Dietary Shifts of a Generalist Raptor Species by Dimitar Atanasov Demerdzhiev, Dobromir Damyanov Dobrev, Zlatozar Nikolaev Boev

“…Eagles became 1.90 times more likely to predate on northern white-breasted hedgehog and 1.62 times more likely to forage on white stork in the period after grassland alteration. The frequency of tortoises also increased, and they were 4.04 times more likely to be predated on in the years after transformation. …”
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Salmonella in reptiles: a review of occurrence, interactions, shedding and risk factors for human infections by Michael Pees, Maria Brockmann, Natalie Steiner, Rachel E. Marschang

“…Salmonella were most commonly detected in snakes (56.0% overall), followed by lizards (36.9%) and tortoises (34.2%), with lower detection rates reported for turtles (18.6%) and crocodilians (9%). …”
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Tissue and Temperature-Specific RNA-Seq Analysis Reveals Genomic Versatility and Adaptive Potential in Wild Sea Turtle Hatchlings (<i>Caretta caretta</i>) by Julie C. Chow, Nia Kyritsis, Micah Mills, Matthew H. Godfrey, Craig A. Harms, Paul E. Anderson, Andrew M. Shedlock

“…This is particularly valuable in taxa such as turtles and tortoises (order Testudines) which contain a large fraction of endangered species at risk due to anthropogenic impacts on the environment, including pollution, overharvest, habitat degradation, and climate change. …”
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