Algae must be removed from near the ... through the pelvic girdle of an eastern long-necked turtle (Chelodina longicollis). Missing shell fragments. Missing shell fragments are not necessarily ...

overall size of turtle; how recent (or old) the injuries are; presence of infection or contamination of wounds; presence of algae (usually commensal) on the shell; concurrent head, neck ...

It is named not for the color of its shell, which is normally ... Unlike most sea turtles, adult green turtles are herbivorous, feeding on sea grasses and algae. Juvenile green turtles, however ...

Beneath their shell, their skin is often light ... Juvenile green turtles are omnivorous, feeding on a mix of algae, small invertebrates (such as jellyfish) and seagrass. As they grow, they ...

Built like a tank and often covered in camouflaging algae, these prehistoric-looking freshwater turtles are known for their spiked shell, large claws and strong, beaked jaws. Alligator snappers spend ...

The olive ridley turtle is named for the generally greenish color of its skin and shell, or carapace ... They will occasionally eat algae and seaweed as well. Hatchlings, most of which perish ...

A rescued loggerhead turtle, found covered in algae and cuts and showing very little sign of life, has completed its first stage of rehabilitation. Nazaré, named after a Portuguese surfing ...

For over a decade, Mansfield and colleagues attached GPS tags to the fast-growing shells of young wild turtles. Steering small boats, they looked for young turtles drifting among algae in the Gulf of ...

Loggerhead MarineLife Center in Florida is rescuing and treating cold-stunned turtles as ocean temperatures drop below 50 degrees. Doctors at the center say when temperatures in the ocean drop to 50 ...