About 50% of female sea turtles complete "false crawls," which occur when they crawl onto the beach but return to the water ...

It was no routine stroll down a town beach Monday for a fully grown loggerhead sea turtle. The 300-pound female wedged itself between a semi-exposed cluster of rocks near the Palm Beach Country ...

Once eggs are laid, incubation can take anywhere from 40 to 60 days depending on the species of sea turtles, according to the ...

We've put them at risk, but with a little help, they're rebounding. Green sea turtles congregate near a dock in the Bahamas. They were so numerous during Columbus’s day that “it seemed the ...

As ancient as the dinosaurs, the leatherback sea turtle is something of a dinosaur itself — and the heaviest reptile on the planet. This champion swimmer, whose diving capabilities are unmatched by ...

The green turtle is a large, weighty sea turtle with a wide, smooth carapace, or shell. It inhabits tropical and subtropical coastal waters around the world and has been observed clambering onto ...

Loggerhead sea turtles make some of the longest known journeys of any sea turtle species. Adapted for these lengthy migrations, loggerheads have a small shell and enlarged flippers. Some migrate more ...

A female loggerhead turtle that was rescued after wedging itself between rocks Monday morning did not nest during her interrupted trip along the beach, according to the town's sea turtle nesting ...