Green sea turtles may be running out of males, as the effects of rising temperatures and pollutants are making them hatch mostly female. This endangered species has seen some beaches where over 99 ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Nearly a dozen ornate box turtles have hatched at Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo. Zoo officials said the 11 turtles that hatched this week will remain at the zoo for the next several months ...

Female sea turtles lay their eggs, cover the nest with sand and then return to the ocean, leaving them to develop and hatch on their own. Female sea turtles lay their eggs, cover the nest with sand ...

Snapping turtles are not the kind of animal that most people think of as “cute” with their funnel-shaped noses, thick, warty bodies, and armored tails. Box turtles are cute. Sea turtles are adorable.

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A McCord’s Box Turtle successfully hatched at the Sedgwick County Zoo, becoming the first to be bred and hatch in the zoo’s history. The two adult turtles currently in residence ...

New research suggests that green turtle hatchlings ‘swim' to the surface of the sand, rather than ‘dig’, in the period between hatching and emergence. The findings have important implications for ...

CAPE LOOKOUT, N.C. (WNCN) — Activity at the North Carolina coast is heating up — especially on the beach along the sand to the surf. The first turtle nest hatched late last week at the Outer Banks, ...

Miniature accelerometers reveal new insights into the elusive period between turtles hatching and emerging above sand. New research suggests that green turtle hatchlings 'swim' to the surface of the ...

An internationally collaborative study delves into how fluctuating rainfall impacts the development of sea turtle hatchlings, revealing that it has a more profound effect than changes in air ...

CAPE LOOKOUT, N.C. (WNCN) — Activity at the North Carolina coast is heating up — especially on the beach along the sand to the surf. The first turtle nest hatched late last week at the Outer Banks, ...

PADRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE — As the sun rose early Friday morning, hundreds of people rushed across Malaquite Beach, scrambling for the best spots to watch the show. Armed with cameras and phones, ...