Now, similar 3D technology is being used to scan the loggerhead. She has gone from 90 to 200 pounds, but she still has the same 3D-printed brace that goes on her shell made. Aquarist Kaelie Spencer ...

Sea turtles can survive being struck by a boat propeller — but as they heal from the trauma, their shells often change shape, bulging from air building up within their bodies. That throws the animals' ...

Turtle shells evolved over the course of 300 million years, but self-defense wasn't the initial driver, researchers think. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

A recent tragedy occurred in Indian River County, Florida when an elderly man tried to save a turtle. The reptile was slowly creeping across I-95 when an 87-year-old Vermont native attempted to help ...

A green sea turtle is improving after being found stranded on a North Carolina beach with over 1 ½ pounds of barnacles and other organisms on its shell, seashore officials announced over the weekend.

While the most famous wildlife in Austin is undoubtedly the colony of bats living under the Congress Avenue Bridge, paddling below that bridge is another conspicuous animal that deserves more ...

Environmental officials are asking Long Islanders to keep an eye out for turtles ambling across busy roads during the nesting season of May and June. Vehicle strikes are a “major cause of mortality” ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is reminding New Yorkers on how to best protect the shelled ...

Born without a shell, Terrance the box turtle happily makes due with a cardboard box that kept him “dry on the soggiest days,/ safe from the snoopiest strangers.” When a group of bullies call the ...