In turn, the challenges of caring for her has led zoo staff to devise and adapt new techniques. Onassis, a giant Amazon river turtle, has lived at the zoo since Valentine's Day 1969. She was named ...

Brevard Zoo's first two manatees recover at new rehab facility. The new facility was made possible by a $2.1 million state ...

Kemp's ridleys are the smallest of all sea turtle species and the only ones known to nest during the day. Once a female lays ...

They can live to be over 100 years old, according to the Smithsonian National Zoo. It was a box turtle that inspired Leone to ...

As sea turtle nesting season kicks off in May, the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher (NCAFF) is spotlighting the critical role everyone can play in nurturing hatchlings and preserving this ...

A sea turtle has laid a nest in Alabama for the first time in 2025, kicking off the ancient reptile's nesting season.