Sea turtles are anything but graceful on land, which makes it all the more surprising one was recorded dancing on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. The video, shared July 10 on Facebook, shows the ...

The sea turtle spent nearly three months recovering after being found stranded on a rural road. Now, it's back in the ocean ...

A flatback sea turtle kicks up sand while digging a nest on Crab Island, off Australia’s northeast coast. Indigenous rangers with the Apudthama Land Trust brave saltwater crocodiles and other ...

as well as in areas where access to warmer water is limited or obstructed by the surrounding land. Our area’s cold-stunned turtles are likely to pop up on the north and west ends of the Sound ...

At Thevenard Island, which is located on the northwest coast of Australia, ghost crabs contributed to the loss of almost 30 percent of flatback turtle hatchlings, according to new research.

While most sea turtles warm themselves by swimming close to the surface of shallow waters, the Eastern Pacific green turtle will take to land to bask in the sun. Occasionally seen sunbathing ...

Most turtles are aquatic or semi-aquatic, while tortoises live on land. Tortoises, however, are often good swimmers. Turtles are among the most endangered vertebrates. Habitat destruction, illegal ...

As their eggs need two months to hatch — like most sea turtle species — they're also threatened by increased land activity on beaches and coastlines, warmer temperatures and light pollution ...

1. They’re faster than you think! While large turtles are pretty slow on land due to their size and weight, smaller ones have been known to sprint when necessary, reaching speeds of up to 1km/h ...

Dozens of cold-stunned sea turtles are washing up on the coast near Corpus Christi after water temperatures dropped drastically during the winter storm. The cold-blooded reptiles can’t ...