Being buried alive sounds like a nightmare, but it is just the beginning for green turtles. This turtle species starts its ...

According to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, box turtles prefer thick layers of leaf litter and rely on familiar habitat spots ...

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Loggerheads, leatherbacks and green turtles are returning to Florida beaches for their annual egg-laying ritual, offering humans a glimpse into the ways these ancient marine reptiles reproduce. The ...

Leatherbacks, loggerheads and green sea turtles have returned to Florida’s Atlantic coast for their annual egg-laying ritual, and these ancient reptiles seem off to a strong start. As sea turtle ...

FOLLY BEACH, S.C. — (AP) — Three young men on vacation at a South Carolina beach dug up a marked loggerhead turtle nest causing 71 of the 90 eggs not to hatch, wildlife officials said. The men posted ...

“Turtles were around before dinosaurs, and they watched them emerge, prosper, and disappear altogether. Without changing their body plan at all, turtles further observed the rise of birds and mammals.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sara Tabin is a science contributor writing about animals. For green sea turtles hiding eggs on beaches, it seems this old adage ...

A female member of an endangered species of turtle has laid eggs for the first time since being rescued, much to the delight of conservationists. The lucky Manning River turtle is part of a captive ...