This group is distinguished by its darker shell coloration, smaller size and differences in body shape compared to other green turtle populations. In addition to the black sea turtle, other ...

It is believed that the turtle is one of only two to ever wash up on Irish beaches and only the first to survive ...

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 ...

Scientists have used satellite trackers to shed light on the “lost years” of young sea turtles, a period previously shrouded ...

For decades, scientists have wondered about what happens during the so-called lost years between when tiny hatchlings leave ...

Turtles also have flatter shells that are specially adapted ... sea turtle and Kemp’s ridley sea turtle are carnivores (meat-eaters), green sea turtles are herbivorous (plant-eaters), and ...

In a previous column, the author discussed the overall management of turtle shell injuries. This column continues by describing basic techniques for repairing and stabilizing fractured turtle shells.

Repair of injured turtle shells can be difficult and time-consuming. This article describes how to manage the freshwater turtle in this phase of healing and how to keep fracture sites 'water-free'.

Most turtles live in freshwater ponds, lakes or rivers. Others live in the ocean or on land. Some even live in forests or the ...

This time around, his focus is on motoring, Mario Kart style. His Turtle Shell Racers are ripped right out of the Mario Kart series of games, and are built in the form of the multi-colored turtle ...

A female green sea turtle was killed on Wednesday related to a poaching incident which resulted in the arrest of two men.