Turtles
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![A dead, 1-2 month old sea turtle laying next to 104 pieces of small plastic pulled from its digestive tract.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3ESoMULWhaAcxbncufwUT8-320-80.jpg)
Depressing Image Shows Dead Baby Sea Turtle Found with 104 Pieces of Plastic in Its Belly
By Kimberly Hickok published
Sea turtles aren't made to eat plastic.
![yangtze giant softshell turtle, rafetus swinhoei, turtle, endangered turtle](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QD98kYDnm6SqMXBM5Gn4um-320-80.jpg)
World's Rarest Giant Turtle Loses Last Known Female, All But Guaranteeing Extinction
By Brandon Specktor published
The world's last known female Yangtze giant softshell turtle died one day after a failed artificial insemination in China.
![<em>Pappochelys rosinae </em> is a shell-less ancestor of modern-day turtles that lived 240 million years ago.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oURgfMfsLeCAyzHVPqSHxV-320-80.jpg)
'Oldest' Case of Bone Cancer Is Diagnosed in a 240-Million-Year-Old Shell-Less Turtle
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
Hundreds of millions of years ago, a shell-less turtle developed a malady in its bones.
![This snapping turtle is carrying the "earth" on its back.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XS6gomnPdnM6xK8CGsb3Tc-320-80.jpg)
How Butt Gas, Drugs and Amazing Memories Led to This Weird Turtle Photo
By Rafi Letzter published
The ancient cosmologers were right and Galileo was wrong: This turtle's got the whole freaking world on its back.
![Orca](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/D2KLqERyEo9VhWTxHYhkgc-320-80.jpg)
Rare Footage Shows Beautiful Orcas Toying with Helpless Sea Turtles
By Kimberly Hickok published
Caught on camera: orcas torment awkward sea turtles.
![Olive ridley](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/X8mQzyLT3D3Uw6ehLKyRnY-320-80.jpg)
113 Dead Sea Turtles Washed Up on a Mexico Beach, and No One Knows Why
By Kimberly Hickok published
What killed more than 100 sea turtles in such a short amount of time?
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Punk-Rock Turtle Has 'Green Hair,' Will Probably Die Alone
By Brandon Specktor published
No, that's not hair. This endangered turtle's mohawk is made of algae.
![Mountain river on winter morning.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pzvBYhRMkwQ4aR2mVVdR7d-320-80.jpg)
The Secret to Turtle Hibernation: Butt-Breathing
By Jacqueline Litzgus published
Freshwater turtles hibernate underwater during the winter. But how do they survive in ice-covered ponds when they can’t surface to take a breath?
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