CONCORD, N.H. (CBS) - The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department issued a simple plea on Tuesday to anyone who comes across a turtle. "Do not paint turtle's shells," NH Fish and Game wrote on Facebook ...

Eleven leatherback turtles are swimming across the Pacific Ocean to the Galapagos Islands in a "race" that will be tracked online to draw attention to the plight of the critically endangered creatures ...

In cartoons, when a turtle is spooked, it retreats into and closes up its shell. While used for comic effect, this imagery is based in fact – although not all turtles are capable of this protective ...

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While adult turtles need large tanks, hatchling turtles can be temporarily kept in turtle tank setups designed specifically ...

A 268-pound loggerhead sea turtle named Swim Shady made her triumphant return to the Atlantic Ocean on Monday morning, nearly three months after she was badly injured in a boat collision off Florida’s ...

MUSKEGON, MI – Everybody knows the story “The Tortoise and the Hare.” It’s one of Aesop’s Fables. “Slow and steady wins the race.” The tortoise comes out on top in the end. The water-dwelling turtle ...

It was a big moment for a sea turtle this week who's named after the real "Slim Shady." She's a bit bigger than Eminem. "Swim Shady" weighs 2,068 pounds. After being rescued and rehabbed, she is back ...

Sapphire the loggerhead sea turtle in her custom wetsuit. Image from video A loggerhead sea turtle at the Living Coast Discovery Center that suffers from buoyancy problems is now eating and swimming ...

Woolwich Township, New Jersey (WPVI) -- Ozzy the sea turtle from the Adventure Aquarium in Camden, NJ needed important CT scans due to a disease impacting his shell. Doctors needed to check the ...

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