Slow and steady wins the race. It’s a sentiment that has shadowed turtles for years, and perhaps, for good reason. Turtles ...

There are seven species of sea turtles, and six of them—green, hawksbill, Kemp’s ridley, leatherback, loggerhead, and olive ridley—are listed as endangered or threatened. The flatback ...

Six of the seven species of sea turtles that swim the planet’s waters—leatherback, loggerhead, Kemp’s ridley, green, olive ridley, and hawksbill—are found in every ocean except the Arctic ...

In commemoration of World Turtle Day, let us all take a look and feed our minds with some interesting facts about turtles ... in the Pacific Islands, where green turtles come ashore regularly ...

Marine turtles were around more than 100 million years ago - and lived alongside dinosaurs. These days, scientists recognise seven species of marine turtle: Turtle shells are made of over 50 bones ...

Like other turtles, the spotted turtle is omnivorous, but it doesn’t like to feed on anything outside the water. They consume plant material, like aquatic vegetation and green algae, and will also ...

For approximately 3,000 years, generations of green sea turtles have returned to the same seagrass meadows to eat. This was discovered by Willemien de Kock, a historical ecologist at the ...

"The Xisha Islands are favored nesting grounds for green turtles. By protecting the beach where they were born, generations of sea turtles will continue to return to lay eggs," he added.

Durban — A green turtle called Bob that arrived at uShaka Marine World just a few days ago is ready for release to a marine-protected area on the East Coast of South Africa where he can be ...

Jino Blessil. He said the green turtle belongs to Schedule I of Wildlife Protection Act and enjoys highest protection. “Capturing green turtle will lead to imprisonment,” he warned.