He weighs just 5.2 grams, but this extraordinary little turtle is making a huge impression.

The discovery is particularly special because northern diamondback terrapins are listed as a threatened species in Massachusetts.

Every year, hundreds of thousands of olive ridley turtles abandon the ocean and converge on a single stretch of Indian ...

The first two turtle eggs hatched without a hitch. Each of the tiny Eastern box turtles used their “egg tooth” to slice through their shells, poked out their tiny legs and wiggled free. But the third ...

More than 90 endangered baby loggerhead turtles have been released back into the wild on the New South Wales Central Coast. (April 10) ...

Sea turtle hatchlings rescued from a storm drain in Treasure Island highlight importance of keeping beaches dark to protect wildlife.

To figure out what baby turtles see when they hatch, researchers in Georgia are collecting images from their point of view. Many communities along the coast of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina have ...

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A rare two-headed turtle was found in Cape Cod, marking the first such discovery in five years, and was brough to the Cape ...