It's a long-held idea that turtles can tuck their heads into their shells when threatened. But is it true? And is this protective trick why turtles the world over have shells today? The answer is that ...

A loggerhead sea turtle will be heading home to the ocean after three months of rehabilitation at the Brevard Zoo’s Sea Turtle Healing Center. Jupiter, a sub-adult loggerhead sea turtle, came to the ...

Or just a bizarre phenomenon? A Loggerhead sea turtle hatchling on Hilton Head Island on Wednesday came out of the nest with two heads, according to a Facebook post by the Hilton Head Island Turtle ...

WESTHAMPTON BEACH, NY — After 169 days spent healing at the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society's critical care sea turtle facility in Westhampton Beach, 11 rehabilitated Kemp's ridley sea turtles ...

Cartoons often suggest turtles wear shells like removable armor. Those stories show turtles stepping out, swapping shells, or ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — It has been another successful spring for John Ball Zoo’s conservation team. Zoo officials announced Wednesday that their conservation team has released 24 Eastern box ...

After months of arduous work and endless nurturing, Hilton Head Island’s most beloved visitors are almost on their way out. Sea turtle season — a six-month stretch where some volunteers give up their ...

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (WSAV) – An unusual baby sea turtle was discovered on Hilton Head Island on Tuesday. The Sea Turtle Patrol Hilton Head Island shared a photo of a tiny, two-headed turtle on ...

A Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle came ashore on Hilton Head Island on Friday morning to create the first nest of the 2019 sea turtle nesting season on the island. Her trip was well-documented. She was the ...