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Striped mud turtles (Kinosternon baurii) are found throughout Florida.

Infamous 'Lizard King' of Florida nabbed in turtle heist

By Mindy Weisberger published

Federal prosecutors charged a man with illegally harvesting wild turtles to sell commercially, which is illegal in Florida.

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a tortoise sits behind a baby bird on a log

Tortoise hunts baby bird in slow-motion, crushes its skull in shocking video

By Nicoletta Lanese published

This is the first video evidence of a tortoise hunting anything.

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An illustration of the turtle (Yuchelys nanyangensis) hatching from its tennis ball-size egg.

Rare embryo from dinosaur age was laid by human-size turtle

By Laura Geggel published

A farmer in China found a 90 million-year-old fossilized turtle egg that has an embryo inside it.

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A 2017 photo of Jonathan, a Seychelles giant tortoise thought to be the oldest reptile living on Earth. Jonathan lives on Saint Helena, a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic Ocean.

Why do turtles live so long?

By JoAnna Wendel published

Turtles are famous for their long lives. How do they achieve this longevity?

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Can marine animals, such as these turtle and fish, drown?

Can fish and other marine animals drown?

By Tyler Santora published

Can animals that live in the water suffocate?

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This female Giant Tortoise was found on Fernandina Island in 2019. She was nicknamed "Fernanda" and was found to belong to a species long thought to be extinct.

Giant tortoise thought extinct for a century discovered on Galapagos island

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

A giant tortoise in the Galápagos Islands that was thought to have gone extinct over a century ago just came out of hiding.

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A reconstruction of the quick-mouthed frog turtle (Sahonachelys mailakavava) preying upon tadpoles using specialized suction feeding.

Ancient turtle with a frog face sucked down its prey millions of years ago

By Harry Baker published

A newly discovered species of extinct ancient turtle uncovered in Madagascar is proof of convergent evolution of suction feeding in turtles.

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a young green turtle with a small satellite tag on its back, swimming in water full of brown seaweed

Young green turtles tracked to 'lost years' hideaway

By Nicoletta Lanese published

A new study shows where green sea turtle hatchlings go after leaving the beach.

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a loggerhead sea turtle swimming forward toward front-of-frame through bright blue water

Turtles complete seemingly impossible journey thanks to a hidden 'corridor' through the Pacific

By Nicoletta Lanese published

Loggerhead turtles survive the journey using temporary "thermal corridors."

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A worker at the Israeli Sea Turtle Rescue Center cleans a sea turtle on Feb. 21, 2021 after an oil spill occurred off the country's Mediterranean coast.

Why rescuers are feeding turtles mayonnaise after a disastrous oil spill

By Nicoletta Lanese published

The condiment helps break down the tar in the turtles' digestive tracts.

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