Science says some turtles can breathe through their rear ends, but the real biology is stranger than you can imagine

What these turtles do is considerably more complex than the phrase “breathing through their rear ends” suggests. They move ...
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Quit pulling my necklace! - The turtle had no idea it was being rescued

A relaxing dive suddenly turns into an underwater rescue when two strangers point out a sea turtle in trouble. A nearly invisible fishing line is wrapped around its neck and fin, forcing the divers to ...
Ever After in the Woods

This South Carolina Aquarium Transforms Into An Adults-Only Underwater Escape After Dark

Experience the South Carolina Aquarium after dark during select adults-only events with sharks, sea turtles, harbor views, ...
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Sea turtle gives diver an unforgettable underwater surprise

An unexpected underwater encounter leaves a diver with a memorable story ...

Almost No One Knows What A Baby Turtle Is Really Called

Ask just about anyone what a baby turtle is called, and you’ll get dozens of answers. "Tortillon." "Tortueau." Maybe "baby ...

Two native turtles are vying to survive in a coastal Australian river. One doesn’t belong there

The Manning River Helmeted turtle (Myuchelys purvisi) might just be Australia’s most beautiful freshwater turtle. With a ...
The US Sun

Sick diver impales critically endangered turtle with speargun ‘before cooking sea critter’ as he’s arrested

A SICK diver has allegedly impaled an endangered turtle with a speargun before cooking and eating the critter for dinner.

Alligator snapping turtles use their tongues to lure fish from their very first meal

Alligator snapping turtles lie still at the bottom of the water with their mouths open. The inside of their mouths is a dark gray, which blends in well with the color of the mud.Within that, there is ...
Oman Observer

Six sea turtles perish in abandoned fishing nets near Bimmah Beach

MUSCAT, SEPT 23 A devastating entanglement incident near Bimmah Beach, located past Qurayat near the Sinkhole, has claimed the lives of at least ...

See an Underwater World Projected on the Brooklyn Bridge

If you go by Brooklyn Bridge Park tonight, you might wonder if you’re 100 miles away, in the Atlantic Ocean.

These award-winning underwater photos provide a rare glimpse beneath the world's oceans

The winner of the Ocean Unseen: Hidden Worlds category was Mitsuna Kawai, with a photo of a ribbonfish. Mitsuna photographed the ribbonfish during a winter blackwater dive in Osezaki, Japan. Rui ...