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 ...

Today sea turtles are found on the beaches of every continent except Antarctica, and they swim in all tropical and temperate waters. Once or twice a month during Costa Rica’s rainy season ...

The life cycle of green sea turtles begins on sandy beaches, where females dig nests and lay their eggs during the nesting season. Green turtle nesting sites are often located on tropical ...

The sea turtles, ranging in size from 3 to 35 pounds, were released by the Zoo’s sea turtle team and TAMU Galveston’s Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research.

Sea turtles are capable of creating GPS-like magnetic maps to guide them back to foraging grounds, and they do a little dance when they recognize those spots ...

Despite its struggles, the divers continue to hold it down and even pose for the camera. Under Malaysian law, sea turtles are fully protected, and it is illegal to harass or harm them. Touching or ...

Actress China Anne McClain, known for her roles in several Disney shows including “A.N.T. Farm” series, was seen walking on a beach in the north side of Maui, Hawaii, before going up to sleeping ...

Higher ground is good in that it protects nests from super high tides and smaller tropical systems. Shortly after Ian, many sea turtles were forced to lay nests on relatively low lands ...

Ma’o hau hele Hibiscus brackenridgei • Endangered since 1994 • Population of about 100-300 • Lives for over 5 years • ...