A backyard pond turns into a dark mystery when a small pet turtle disappears almost immediately after being released. At first, it looks like it may have escaped, but the giant redtail catfish is ...

A distressed female loggerhead sea turtle was rescued by a U.S. Coast Guard crew about seven miles south of Sugarloaf Key on Sunday.

At first glance, the mata mata turtle almost looks like a piece of bark or a fallen leaf rather than a living reptile. The handler lifts it from the pond and shows its broad head, rugged shell, and ...

Researchers found that fish follow turtles in Louisiana canals to snatch up prey stirred by the turtles' movement.

The New England Aquarium released eight more sea turtles into the sea this week after they were treated for a variety of life ...

Neil the Seal became a social media sensation almost overnight. Neil is a 5-year-old male southern elephant seal who weighs ...

A publication by Steven G. Platt and Thomas R. Rainwater in the scientific journal Southeastern Naturalist discusses an ...

Ten sea turtles were released Wednesday evening into the waters off Cape Cod, Mass., in the New England Aquarium’s second local beach release of the season. The group included six Kemp’s ridleys, two ...

The New England Aquarium released eight more sea turtles off Cape Cod, Mass., on Thursday morning (July 16). Among the ...

When you see a river or pond turtle in the wild, that’s often because it’s sitting out in the sun. Aquatic turtles spend a good proportion of their time “basking” on whatever they can climb onto.

The adoption fee supports Mote’s sea turtle research and conservation work and helps biologists understand their biology and ...

An orca drags and spins a sea turtle, as if trying to show her baby how to hunt. Researchers say it might be an example of ...