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Come in from the cold... giant turtles saved after washing up on Scots beaches

A pair of giant sea turtles normally found in warm waters off South America made a rare appearance on Scotland’s southern coast this week. The loggerhead turtles washed up in the Solway Firth and are ...

The Living Record: What Turtle Shells Tell Us About a Changing Sea

Sea turtles have an average lifespan of 20 to 30 years. During that timeframe, they experience changes in ocean chemistry, ...
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This Giant Ancient Turtle Dwarfs Its Modern Ancestors

The post This Giant Ancient Turtle Dwarfs Its Modern Ancestors appeared first on A-Z Animals. Turtles today are often slow-moving, modestly sized creatures, but their ancient relatives were quite ...
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Sea Aggie cadets help move 240-pound sick sea turtle being treated in Galveston

GALVESTON, Texas — Sea Aggie cadets from the Texas A&M Maritime Academy pitched in to help move a giant sea turtle that's being treated at the Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research in Galveston. The ...

Great Nicobar Island: Galathea Bay sees record turtle nesting, contradicting NGT stance

Photographs and reports from Great Nicobar Island last month suggest that sea turtles, including the Giant Leatherback, have nested on the beaches of Galathea Bay in record numbers this season. This ...