Green sea turtles are among the largest marine turtles ... Their oval-shaped, smooth carapace varies in color from shades of brown and olive green to black, depending on their region.

The green turtle is a large, weighty sea turtle with a wide ... It is named not for the color of its shell, which is normally brown or olive depending on its habitat, but for the greenish color ...

DESCRIPTION: Loggerhead sea turtles are named for their large heads, which contain powerful jaws and a thick beak. An adult loggerhead's top shell is slightly heart-shaped with a reddish-brown color; ...

For decades, scientists have wondered about what happens during the so-called lost years between when tiny hatchlings leave ...

The new animals on the list include the little brown bat, barn owl, green sea turtle and Atlantic sturgeon. The announcement by the state Department of Environmental Protection was part of a ...