In the United States, around 2.3 million households are home to reptiles, including turtles. Here's what the reptile can and ...

As ancient as the dinosaurs, the leatherback sea turtle is something of a dinosaur itself — and the heaviest reptile on the planet. This champion swimmer, whose diving capabilities are unmatched by ...

Bleakney recognized it as a leatherback, the biggest of all sea turtles ... Even from the boat, it's clear that the turtles here are absorbed in eating. When Bert or Blair spots one—scanning ...

In his reaction to the viral video of the Leatherback Turtle, Arojinle called for better protection of our wildlife and ...

Interactions between sea-level rise and wave exposure on reef island dynamics ... Crying a river: how much salt-laden jelly can a leatherback turtle really eat? The Journal of Experimental Biology 220 ...

Conservationists’ lawsuit against the opening of leatherback sea turtle habitat to stablefish pot fishing was tossed as moot ...

Blood seeps from a dying leatherback harpooned ... and sea management program cover sea turtle nests with cages to protect them from feral pigs, which eat turtle eggs and hatchlings.

Turtles are ectotherms—their internal temperature varies according to the ambient environment, commonly called cold-blooded. However, because of their high metabolic rate, leatherback sea ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— The California Fish and Game Commission voted today to protect leatherback sea turtles as endangered under the state’s Endangered Species Act. The commission acted on the ...

Turtles can be found anywhere, from local ponds and the deep, blue sea to an aquarium tank in your ... time to determine what they can and cannot eat. Turtle species are diverse, and so are ...