The leatherback sea turtle is the heavyweight of the sea turtle world ... literally. This sea turtle species can grow as long as a small car and weighing over half a ton! Unlike other sea turtles ...

Due to being reptiles, many sea turtles can’t strictly regulate their own body temperatures like mammals or birds can. The leatherback sea turtle is the closest in the species to being able to ...

Further to the legal implications, Tennant is warning that consuming turtle meat can have dire consequences. He pointed to a ...

The islet of Marathonisi in Laganas Bay, known as "Turtle Island," is included in the Marine Park of Zakynthos ...

MUROTO, Kochi Prefecture--An endangered leatherback sea turtle found dead in a fishing net in local waters here in June had swallowed two plastic bags, an autopsy of its stomach contents showed.

Four species of sea turtles inhabit South Carolina waters from April to November, including loggerhead, Kemp's ridley, leatherback and green sea turtles. All species of sea turtles either are ...

Since sea turtles and iguanas are reptiles, they are not able to strictly regulate their body temperature the way that birds and mammals can. The leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea ...

A 1-square-meter plastic sheet was found inside a dead leatherback sea turtle on a beach in Fukui Prefecture, the largest piece of plastic debris reported ingested by the species, researchers said.