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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

An albino baby turtle named Blanche has been born at the Let’s Get Cracking incubation centre, announced Six Senses Con Dao luxury beach resort in the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau. Covering ...

Stung by past failures to prepare for hurricanes, the Mexican government is evacuating even sea turtle eggs from beaches ...

Turtles are ectotherms—their internal temperature varies according to the ambient environment, commonly called cold-blooded. However, because of their high metabolic rate, leatherback sea ...

For the first time in over 20 years of record-keeping, Cape Hatteras National Seashore reported finding two leatherback sea turtle nests on its beaches in the same season. Staff found the first ...