Turtles & Tortoises

Female sea turtles, known to swim thousands of miles before returning to their birthplace to lay eggs, find their way home by relying on unique magnetic signatures along the coast, a new study finds.

The famous giant tortoise, Lonesome George, holds his head high, even in death.

The body of a 100-year-old Pinta Island Tortoise, dubbed Loneseome George, has been preserved and is now on display at the American Museum of Natural History.

Turtles, like the humans who love them, are a diverse bunch. There are over 300 species of this ancient reptile, and each one has its own preferred diet.

In the latest animal-related offense to hit the Sunshine State, a man plead guilty to snatching 316 sea turtle eggs from Juno Beach on the Atlantic coast.