The turtle violently thrashed to avoid being picked up and carried.

Turtles have been perfecting their mating rituals for millions of years, and some of what they do will genuinely surprise you ...

The flatback turtle (Natator depressus) is endemic to northern Australia and although females come ashore to lay their eggs, little is known about the species' behavior at sea. Lead author and Ph.D.

Turtles, like most critters, instinctively avoid obstacles. Researchers have tapped into this instinct to steer a turtle without sticking probes into its brain or muscles, an achievement that could ...

Two sunbathing turtles are causing quite a stir on Instagram, doing "yoga poses" on a rock in the middle of a river. The man filming them was particularly enamored with "their little feet" sticking ...

Sea turtles are the poster animal for plastics pollution in the ocean. There is a reason why they may be so susceptible to becoming caught up in plastic trash. In a new sea turtle behavior study, ...

Artificial light is often to blame for turtles straying far from home.

Caught in an Atlantic hurricane, satellite-tagged loggerhead turtles changed their dive behavior and movement patterns as the storm passed. The tags also recorded changes in the environment. In early ...

For nine weeks during the summer of 2002, the movement of stinkpot turtles (Sternotherus odoratus) in Lake Matoaka was monitored as part of a behavioral study. In this study, we hoped to determine ...