When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Turtles and tortoises are both reptiles with shells, but they're not exactly the same. So how can ...

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR station. In the middle of a steamy July night on the Wassaw Island beach, near Savannah, Georgia, volunteer ...

Working closely with organisations including Flying Sharks, which specialises in marine live animal collections and ... "You do everything you can do to ensure that the turtle is going back into the ...

“How old do turtles get?” is a question many have pondered, likely even before the Disney cult film “Finding Nemo.” In the film, the green sea turtle Crush is a full 150 years old and talks with ...

Loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) are the most common nesting turtle here, although green, Kemp's ridley and leatherbacks have nested here.

Loggerhead sea turtles do an excited "turtle dance" when anticipating food. It's adorable, of course, but it has also allowed scientists to understand better how the turtles navigate. Scientists have ...

Two sea turtles, Ariel and Moana, were released into the ocean with tracking devices as part of the annual Tour de Turtles competition. The turtles were released near Disney's Vero Beach Resort, a key ...

As summer temperatures warm Gulf waters, more sea turtles are moving through the area, sometimes becoming trapped in dangerous situations. A new Corpus Christi resident recently found a sea turtle ...

If you’re visiting Pensacola Beach over the next few days, there’s a chance you might stumble upon a seemingly immobile sea turtle washed up on the shore due to the recent cold weather in the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Can you spot the differences between a turtle (left) and a tortoise (right)?. | Credit: LL28 and ...