The most dangerous time of a green turtle’s life is when it makes the journey from nest to sea. Multiple predators, including crabs and flocks of gulls, voraciously prey on hatchlings during ...

The snap in snapping turtles comes from how the turtles eat. They slowly approach the prey and then lunge quickly, according to the Iowa DNR. Kate Kealey is a general assignment reporter for the ...

Turtles as pets might also like a treat of live prey that include moths, crickets, shrimp, krill, feeder wish, and worms and you can get these insects from a pet store that supplies live feeds. The ...

The olive ridley turtle is named for the generally greenish color of its skin and shell, or carapace. It is closely related to the Kemp’s ridley, with the primary distinction being that olive ...

When Stanford researchers began tracking a group of Loggerhead Sea Turtles, they were trying to answer a simple question about their migration pattern. Now, they've wound up generating far bigger ...

They use a wormlike lure on their tongues to capture prey. The turtles have no natural enemies. However, their populations have declined by up to 95% over much of their historic range due to ...