Officials advise against picking up snapping turtles and spiny softshells (often referred to as "leatherbacks") because they ...

A newly discovered population of endangered turtles found only in a small collection of Queensland waterways is not only ...

Snapping turtles in Nebraska landscape ... Female turtles typically lay eggs in sandy nests near water bodies. Upon hatching, the young instinctively head toward water. Tortoises lay their eggs in ...

Alligator snapping turtles use a specialized lure on their tongues that ... with females guarding nests, helping hatchlings emerge by gently cracking eggs in their mouths when they hear offspring ...

Though not endangered, painted turtles have a "pretty rough life," said wildlife ecologist Dan Thompson, who said many of the ...

As dusk descended on the Chennai coast on Friday, over a hundred Olive Ridley turtle hatchlings were gently released from baskets at a hatchery at Elliot’s Beach in Besant Nagar and made their ...

Hatchlings are often no bigger than a car key. Photo: Supplied Turtle hatchling season has begun along the Plett coastline. According to Knysna Plett Herald, the first hatchling was spotted on ...

After around 45-75 days, the eggs hatch, and the little hatchlings make their way to the sea. The IUCN Red List classifies green turtles as Endangered. Unfortunately, only 30%-60% of embryos ...