Tag: turtle

They are among the oldest reptiles in the world and have a varied, species-dependent diet.

Sand temperature determines if a new sea turtle hatchling is a male or female

The fossil was discovered in 1975 in North Dakota alongside a Triceratops.

Turtle eggs are usually small and fragile -- but this one was big and tough.

Researchers were surprised to see loggerhead turtles respond to the odor of marine plastic like it was their favorite food.

Years later, tortoises still remember what they were taught.

More than 100 turtles were tested -- all had synthetic fibers in their guts.

Technology to the rescue!

The turtle relative is the oldest with a beak.

These turtles were far more common than previously known.

The loggerheads can find their original nesting grounds within 40 to 50 miles, despite being away for decades or traveling ...

But we humans are the real punks here.. .

Turtles have a magnetic-based, extremely accurate GPS which they use to navigate the oceans.

It's not a good year for the environment.

One day, this robot will ride you.

Turtles likely used their retracting necks to initially catch prey and only later used this trait for defense.

Every summer, turtle hatchlings have to quickly dig up the sand of their nests and start a perilous journey towards ...

Conservation efforts have failed dramatically as this emblematic species comes closer to extinction. Four years ago, there were an estimated ...

"Hey, what did you find" "We found a bio-florescent turtle!", a researcher triumphantly declared. David Gruber, a biologist at City ...

The Great Barrier Reef, which stretches 2,000km (1,200 miles) along the coast, is the world's largest living ecosystem. Environmental groups ...