Tortoise peeking head from a shell. Land turtle. little green reptile tortoise on concert hiding in its home. Tortoise animal. frontal turtle Close up. reptiles of the order Chelonia or Testudines.

Turtles are remarkable creatures that thrive both in water and on land, having inhabited the Earth’s seas, oceans, and rivers for over 200 million years. Their unique shells and long lifespans make ...

One female green turtle was struck by a ship just down the road, near the world’s ninth busiest seaport. The impact crushed her shell, carving out a jagged three-pound wedge as big as an iron.

But most of these 1,200 sea turtles were lucky. The wind and currents had carried their motionless bodies ashore, where, at least, they could be found. Last week’s extraordinary storm that ...

A theory about why Luigi Mangione was wearing a turtle suit in prison has taken off online, with social media users speculating about the safety of the 26-year-old. Newsweek has reached out to the ...

After hours: January 31 at 7:55:01 PM EST ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. An arctic blast that brought a rare snowfall to northern Florida last week left green sea turtles as far ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission documented over 1,200 cold-stunned sea turtle rescues within six days. Florida’s northern coast was recently hit with a rare cold weather ...

Ten sea turtles rescued from hypothermic conditions on Cape Cod last year were rehabilitated and returned to ocean waters in Florida Tuesday afternoon, New England Aquarium officials said in a ...