This Giant Ancient Turtle Dwarfs Its Modern Ancestors

Turtles today are often slow-moving, modestly sized creatures, but their ancient relatives were quite different. Long before ...
ValleyCentral.com

Rescue operations underway for cold-stunned sea turtles at South Padre Island

Rescue operations are underway to save sea turtles on South Padre Island after water temperatures officially fell below the ...

The real reason turtles pull their heads into their shells

Ever consider the question of whether a turtle can truly pull its head into its shell like a cartoon representation in a ...

Experts warn sea turtles may be found helpless in shallow bays this weekend

Sea turtles are ectothermic, meaning they rely on their surrounding environment to regulate body temperature. When water ...

What scientists learned from a mysterious surge in Canadian turtle deaths

Scientists have been closely monitoring a map turtle population after 10 percent died in 2022. They found a surprising ...

What scientists learned from a mysterious surge of Canadian turtle deaths

Scientists have been closely monitoring a map turtle population after 10 percent died in 2022. They found a surprising ...
Houston Public Media

Sea turtle rescue crews prepare for possible cold-stun event along Texas Coast

Sea turtles can become cold-stunned when water temperature drops below 50° Fahrenheit. Cold-stunning, which can be ...

Cold stun event mobilizes sea turtle rescue efforts on South Padre Island

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas – Emergency response teams have been activated after a sharp drop in temperatures triggered a “cold ...
WBOC TV

Maryland’s megalodon: lawmakers propose prehistoric behemoth as official state shark

Two new bills recently introduced in the Maryland legislature propose making one of the largest predators to ever prowl the ...

Thrown from fish tanks to wetlands, invasive turtles pose a threat to water bodies in Coimbatore

Invasive red-eared slider turtles threaten Coimbatore's wetlands, competing with native species and disrupting local ...
The Business Standard

32 Bostami turtles reared at Bayezid Bostami shrine, released into pond

A rare conservation triumph has unfolded at the historic Bayezid Bostami shrine in Chattogram, where 32 hatchlings of the critically endangered Bostami turtle (Nilssonia nigricans) were successfully ...
IFLScience

Cats Will Eat Over 2,084 Different Animal Species – Including Some Huge, Bizarre Ones

A 2023 study by researchers at Auburn University revealed that free-ranging cats consume at least 2,084 different animal ...