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 ...

While all other sea turtles have hard, bony shells, the inky-blue carapace of the leatherback is somewhat flexible and almost rubbery to the touch. Ridges along the carapace help give it a more ...

The green turtle is a large, weighty sea turtle with a wide, smooth carapace, or shell. It inhabits tropical and subtropical coastal waters around the world and has been observed clambering onto ...

This group is distinguished by its darker shell coloration, smaller size and differences in body shape compared to other green turtle populations. In addition to the black sea turtle, other ...

A team of Mexico-based researchers examined 150 sea turtles to determine how ex situ incubation affects female hatchling development. Previous research from this team found that this strategy ...

The turtles, which ranged in size from three to 20 pounds, were released on the beachside of the island in a joint effort between the Houston Zoo's sea turtle team, Texas A&M University Galveston ...