Paler than other sea turtles, the flatback turtle is a light olive-green that has a remarkably round shell (which is ...

Did you know the word turtle comes from the Latin word chelonia? If you did or just happen to like turtles, then this is the article for you! My Aunt Karen Testa has a turtle rescue center, called ...

The United Nations declared World Oceans Day as a day to think about protecting the seas and the marine creatures that live in them. Sea turtles are a good place to start. There are eight species of ...

Of the seven sea turtle species that live in the world’s oceans, four can be found off the Oregon coast. They include the loggerhead, green, leatherback and olive ridley. These ancient mariners are ...

A box turtle never forgets. Missourians will see many signs of a box turtle’s reliance on memory in the weeks ahead when people will observe turtle crossing roads throughout the region. These turtle ...

Turtles are one of the oldest kinds of reptiles on the planet. Their hard shell and slow-moving mannerisms make them unique pets. They’re hardy creatures and can be fun to care for. They may seem like ...

When Ann Berry Somers was 7 years old and growing up in North Carolina, she encountered a box turtle on a path. She picked up the small reptile and looked into its eyes. Instead of retreating into its ...

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 ...

Sea turtle nesting season started Monday and volunteers with the Escambia County Sea Turtle Conservation Program were out at first light looking for signs of nesting activity. The main activity occurs ...

Kermit the little green turtle is about to go home. Only a juvenile, he or she is a patient at Brevard Zoo’s Sea Turtle Healing Center, where he or she was brought in June 15 with crushing injuries ...