One of the most remarkable events in the world is the annual mass nesting event on the coast of Odisha, India, where thousands of sea turtles come ashore every year to nest on the sandy beaches. This mass event is one of the largest reproductive gatherings in the world and is also vitally important for the

There are seven species of sea turtle alive today, and they are found in oceans all over the world except the Arctic. Many of them travel thousands of miles between the areas where they forage for food and the places where, like the female in this ...

Sea turtles have been around for millions of years. They are a hardy species that not only survived but thrived after the last mass extinction event. Today, however, many of the remaining seven species of sea turtles are endangered, and all are protected ...

On Wednesday, the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach opened an exhibit where visitors for the first time can watch sick and injured sea turtles go through rehabilitation, including "Porkchop," who had a flipper amputated.

When a hatching sea turtle first pokes its head above the sand and scrambles to the sea, a watching child might ask how the turtle knows where to go and how girl turtles know to come back one day to a nearby beach to lay their eggs. Even sea turtle ...

WASHINGTON – Using satellite trackers, scientists have discovered the whereabouts of young sea turtles during a key part of their lives. “We’ve had massive data gaps about the early baby to toddler life stages of sea turtles,” said Kate Mansfield ...

An animal hospital in the Florida Keys has given an endangered species of marine reptiles a second chance.The staff at The<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More

Deep in the coastal woods of South Carolina, behind high fences, guard dogs, and security cameras, is a group of people who know more about turtles than you. Posters and paintings of turtles and tortoises are plastered on every wall in the moss-green classroom where they meet.

Sea turtles are ectothermic, meaning they rely on their surrounding environment to regulate body temperature. When water temperatures fall quickly, especially in shallow bays, turtles can become cold-stunned. In this state, they lose the ability to swim and eat, leaving them vulnerable to boat strikes, predators and death.

A sea turtle’s shell is living bone fused directly to its spine and ribs. It is not a detachable shield or an external case, as certain quirky cartoons have shown.