Across the globe, stunned locals have captured footage of animals born with extra heads, legs, eyes, and even tentacle-like ...

Green turtles start out their life all the same: buried in sand. Read here to learn how green turtle hatchlings emerge.

Two dozen Kemp's ridley sea turtles are rehabilitating in Florida after cold waters off Cape Cod left them with frostbite and ...

Climate change is skewing turtle populations by altering hatchling sex ratios. Explore how temperature affects turtles, why ...

TRURO - The sea turtle rescue begins before dawn, right after high tide. Mass Audubon Turtle Patrol volunteers scour the beaches, guided by flashlights to make sure they don’t miss a cold-stunned ...

The loggerhead turtle named Molly underwent a three-hour-long operation to remove her massive neck tumor Courtesy of The Turtle Hospital In August, fishermen found a loggerhead sea turtle with a ...

Jean Beasley, the founder of the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, has died at age 90. Beasley started the center in memory of her daughter, Karen, growing it from a small ...

These tiny diamondback terrapin turtles on Long Beach Island did not nest in time for winter. See how they will spend winter ...

SANTA ROSA ISLAND, Fla. -- Hatching season is well on its way for sea turtles this year. Destin-Fort Walton Beach Sea Turtle Patrol has evaluated six out of its 20 nests. Among those six, 469 ...

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - Scientists have confirmed for the first time that Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles, one of the world’s most endangered species, are nesting on Ship Island off the Mississippi Coast.

Audubon Aquarium Rescue is assisting with the turtles' lengthy recoveries in hopes of returning the reptiles to the wild Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...