Sea turtles are anything but graceful on land, which makes it all the more surprising one was recorded dancing on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. The video, shared July 10 on Facebook, shows the ...

While most sea turtles warm themselves by swimming close to the surface of shallow waters, the Eastern Pacific green turtle will take to land to bask in the sun. Occasionally seen sunbathing ...

2 A tortoise by any other name A turtle refers to any reptile with a shell, so all tortoises are technically turtles, too. The main difference is that tortoises live only on land, while turtles ...

At Thevenard Island, which is located on the northwest coast of Australia, ghost crabs contributed to the loss of almost 30 percent of flatback turtle hatchlings, according to new research.

“When it’s cold on land, it’s also cold in the ocean. And that led to a number of turtles being beached or very debilitated and just floating in the water,” said Dr. Heather ...

SCDNR also reminds people to never return a sea turtle that is on land back into the water. Keep your distance from the animal so you do not cause further stress, and if the animal is alive or ...