Slow and steady wins the race. It’s a sentiment that has shadowed turtles for years, and perhaps, for good reason. Turtles ...

They are often seen in animals’ mouths, such as a cat’s scratchy tongue. Papillae line the mouths and esophagus of leatherback sea turtles, allowing them to safely eat and digest a jellyfish ...

Sunday, June 8 is World Oceans Day and we’re going to look at California’s state sea reptile as well as other turtles in our ...

Six of the seven species of sea turtles that swim the planet’s waters—leatherback, loggerhead, Kemp’s ridley, green, olive ridley, and hawksbill—are found in every ocean except the Arctic ...

Leatherback sea turtles are one of the most migratory animals on Earth and are known to pass through Hawaii’s deep sea during their transoceanic migration. This is a picture of a nesting site ...

Endangered sea turtles show signs ... at Ecolibrium in Colorado. Leatherback turtles are famous for making the longest known marine migrations of any animal — with some individuals swimming ...

Leatherback sea turtle on a beach in Trinidad.AP Globally ... famous for making the longest known marine migrations of any animal — with some individuals swimming as many as 3,700 miles ...

Thousands to millions of tons of plastic enter the ocean annually, but where they end up is poorly understood.

BARNSTABLE, Mass. (WWLP) – A leatherback sea turtle was rescued after being found entangled in fishing gear. Scientists from the New England Aquarium’s Animal Health team and Sea Turtle Rescue ...

Animal science alumna coordinates efforts to restore ... Five species of sea turtle inhabit the Gulf of Mexico: green, loggerhead, hawksbill, leatherback and Kemp’s ridley, the smallest sea turtle in ...