The sea creature arrived at San Diego's Birch Aquarium in 2014 Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor in Journalism.

Cartoons often suggest turtles wear shells like removable armor. Those stories show turtles stepping out, swapping shells, or treating them like clothing. Biology disagrees. A turtle shell is not an ...

In Victoria's east, turtles aren't just crossing roads, they're crossing the operating table on a farm for a high-tech shell makeover. Josh Neille has been caring for wildlife in Gippsland for more ...

MONROE COUNTY, Pa. — The Wilderz at Pocono Wildlife Rehabilitation in Hamilton Township see lots of different animals come through their clinic doors. Several turtles are in their care, recovering ...

A juvenile green sea turtle is receiving expert care at the National Aquarium's Animal Care and Rescue Center after it was struck by a boat.Aquarium staff say they turtle, named Kai, was struck by a ...