Leatherbacks are the largest of the seven sea turtle species and one of the most imperiled. The West Pacific population has fewer than a thousand females. A flatback sea turtle kicks up sand while ...

Possibly the cutest baby animals in the world, sea turtles capture the hearts of people from the second they are born. Surviving since the age of the dinosaurs, these creatures are worthy of praise.

Sea turtles, a curious and affectionate creature, often remain mysterious as they live most of their lives in the ocean. With dedicated research and observation, scientists are uncovering some ...

Would you love to swim with sea turtles? We collected the 10 Best Places to Dive or Swim with Sea Turtles. These endearing and cute creatures have and continue to win legions of fans from around the ...

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The number of sea turtles washing up on UK beaches has more than doubled in recent years, prompting the creation of the country's first dedicated rehabilitation centre in Brighton. Last year ...

Loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) are pretty loyal marine reptiles. Even with their roughly 8,000-mile-long migrations across oceans, they consistently return to the same feeding and ...

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. — A green sea turtle that was found more than a mile from the ocean last November is making its way home, The Florida Aquarium officials announced Wednesday. Buckley returns ...

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 ...

Only flatback sea turtles are not listed as threatened by the IUCN, since there’s insufficient data to assess the species’ risk of extinction. Over the past 30 years, at least 1.1 million sea turtles ...