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How Turtles Got Their Shells

By Jennifer Viegas published

Turtle shells evolved before dinosaurs roamed the earth.

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kemp's ridley sea turtle

Endangered Sea Turtles Feed in Potentially Hazardous Parts of Gulf of Mexico

By Livescience.com published

A study reveals new details about the foraging patterns of the Kemp's ridley sea turtle.

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Olive Ridley turtles coming ashore to lay eggs in Mexico. Adults weight about 100 lbs (45 kg), while hatchlings weigh less than 1 ounce (28 g).

Costa Rica Has a Sea Turtle Egg-Poaching Problem

By Douglas Main published

The eggs are eaten by people who think they're aphrodisiacs.

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Ploughshare tortoise, found only in Madagascar, is being collected out of existence by illegal wildlife traffickers.

Poaching Pushes 2 Madagascar Tortoises to Brink

By Douglas Main published

One species has bright yellow starlike patterns.

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female turtle in her nest

Green Sea Turtles Use Protected Areas, Study Finds

By Douglas Main published

Green sea turtles are endangered in Florida.

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Is This Turtle Extinct? Nope, It Just Never Existed

By Megan Gannon published

A Seychelles turtle thought to be extinct was actually part of a species that lives thousands of miles away.

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Pacific Leatherback Turtles' Alarming Decline Continues

By Becky Oskin published

Study finds precipitous population decrease at turtle's last nesting stronghold.

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Goo Lets Turtle Moms Pause Eggs' Growth

By Live Science Staff published

Pregnant turtles make a gooey substance that helps freeze embryo development until it's time to nest.

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This is a Morafka's Desert Tortoise (Gopherus morafkai), from Tiburon Island, Sonora, Mexico. Little does it know it could hear better underwater.

Desert Tortoises Can Hear Better Underwater

By Douglas Main published

Findings suggests common turtle ancestor was aquatic.

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Baby loggerhead heading towards ocean

Sandy's Surge Hit Baby Sea Turtle Boom

By Becky Oskin published

A spectacular turtle nesting season ends with Hurricane Sandy washing away remaining nests.

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