Loggerhead turtles are able to sense the Earth’s magnetic field in two ways, but it wasn’t clear which sense the animals use to detect the magnetic field when navigating using the magnetic map they ...

OAK ISLAND, N.C. — Sea turtles are emerging from the sand at Oak Island, marking a significant event in the local wildlife calendar, ABC affiliate WWAY reported. The Oak Island Sea Turtle Protection ...

ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. — The City of Atlantic Beach is issuing a critical community alert after a second report of sea turtle hatchling disorientation. Hatchlings rely on the natural light reflection of ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - Staff with Blank Park Zoo say they’re celebrating after the hatching of 57 Blanding’s turtles, a species that is considered endangered globally. Blanding’s turtles have had ...

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Sargassum seaweed is creating major new obstacles for sea turtle hatchlings, drastically slowing their crawl to the ocean and increasing their risk from predators and heat. Despite the physical ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Sixteen critically endangered western Santa Cruz tortoises born to some very old parents got a slow walk and the red carpet treatment Wednesday at a Philadelphia Zoo event to show off ...

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Zoo Knoxville has made history, successfully hatching the first Malayan flat-shelled turtle at any Association of Zoos and Aquariums accredited facility. For a species that rarely ...