Sea turtle nesting season runs March to October in Florida, however, the creatures can always be seen at Tipsy Turtle. The Sanibel restaurant and bar has adopted the shelled reptile as its mascot and ...

A 260 million-year-old fossil has been determined to be the oldest ancestor of turtles found to date, revealing something about the reptile's mysterious past. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, ...

It's a long-held idea that turtles can tuck their heads into their shells when threatened. But is it true? And is this protective trick why turtles the world over have shells today? The answer is that ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – A loggerhead sea turtle named “Esther” was released back in to the wild on Monday with a crowd of locals and vacationers looking on. Staff and volunteers from Waterline ...

A beloved monster turtle considered one of the largest in the Urban Jungle has disappeared, and its legion of admirers fear the worst — that it was captured by cold-blooded poachers and sold for soup.

A recent tragedy occurred in Indian River County, Florida when an elderly man tried to save a turtle. The reptile was slowly creeping across I-95 when an 87-year-old Vermont native attempted to help ...

Turtle shells evolved over the course of 300 million years, but self-defense wasn't the initial driver, researchers think. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...