feeding on sea grasses and algae. Juvenile green turtles, however, will also eat invertebrates like crabs, jellyfish, and sponges. While most sea turtles warm themselves by swimming close to the ...

New research from Padre Island National Seashore highlights the toll that ingesting plastic is taking on green sea turtles. Padre Island National ... by species in the Gulf of Mexico. Are our turtles ...

Olive and Kemp’s ridleys are the smallest of the sea turtles ... are often taken by sharks. Though the olive ridley is widely considered the most abundant of the marine turtles, by all estimates ...

A sea turtle's shell is a masterpiece. A study reveals that marine turtle shells combine flexibility and strength to protect against predators like sharks and stress while optimizing movement. This ...

When we picture sea turtles in the wild, it's easy to envision them as armored warriors—their hard, resilient shells serving as near-impenetrable shields against oceanic threats like sharks.