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 ...

Mystic Aquarium’s Animal Rescue Program and its partners at Jekyll Island’s Georgia Sea Turtle Center released 22 juvenile ...

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 ...

Found in shallow and deep waters, both near shore and far out to sea in temperate ... Many Tiger sharks have learned to take advantage of specific seasonal events, such as Green turtle breeding ...

Twenty-two cold-stunned sea turtles were rescued from ... have a better chance for survival now, the turtles still face perils beyond being prey for sharks and other large predators, namely ...

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.