The shell of an adult hawksbill sea turtle consists of about a dozen overlapping scales colored with streaks of gold, brown, orange, and red. Hawksbills have long been hunted for their shells ...

Eight loggerhead sea turtles are making waves at the Georgia Aquarium after being rescued from a chilly predicament along the East Coast. The turtles, stranded due to "cold-stunning," arrived in ...

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 ...

An injured loggerhead sea turtle will receive a second chance at a healthy life after receiving a little help from the 3D printing industry. Image Credit: Scripps Institution of Oceanography ...

In this video, you’ll learn how to crochet Tori’s shell—the signature piece that brings this adorable sea turtle to life. This shell is designed with gentle curves and simple rounds, ...

DECATUR, Ala. (CNN) – A Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle named Kale is the first animal to receive a CT scan at an Alabama hospital.. Kale was brought to the Cook Museum of Natural Science in 2020 ...

Green sea turtles have a yellowish green body with dark spots on their head and flippers. Their shell is dark brown or olive colored and up to 55 inches long.

The TSA agents said that the turtle was about 5 inches long and was wrapped in a blue towel. The man told the agents that the turtle was a red-ear slider, which was popular as a pet, according to TSA.

An endangered sea turtle being treated for an infection in his shell at an Alabama natural science museum underwent his second CT scan Tuesday at Decatur Morgan Hospital, the museum announced.

Prosecutors call it the largest illegal taxidermy operation ever discovered worldwide. A Vietnamese man who traded cigarettes and beers for endangered sea turtles has been jailed for four years and ...

DECATUR, Ala. (CNN) – A Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle named Kale is the first animal to receive a CT scan at an Alabama hospital.. Kale was brought to the Cook Museum of Natural Science in 2020 ...