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Baby leatherback sea turtles make their way to the ocean as soon as they hatch.

Baby leatherback sea turtles thriving due to COVID-19 beach restrictions

By Laura Geggel published

More baby leatherback turtles are surviving because humans aren't there to disturb them during the coronavirus pandemic.

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An illustration of a giant male (front) and female (left) Stupendemys geographicus out swimming for a snack.

This may be the biggest turtle that ever lived

By Laura Geggel published

Why did these male turtles have horned shells? Likely to protect their heads during fierce combat, a study finds.

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After getting tangled in a fishing net, this green turtle was brought in for rehabilitation.

Green turtle rescued from fishing net poops out all kinds of human trash

By Laura Geggel published

Trash in the turtle's stomach stopped the animal from ingesting more-nutritious foods.

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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.

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.

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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.

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<em>Pappochelys rosinae </em> is a shell-less ancestor of modern-day turtles that lived 240 million years ago.

'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.

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This snapping turtle is carrying the "earth" on its back.

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.

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Rare Footage Shows Beautiful Orcas Toying with Helpless Sea Turtles

By Kimberly Hickok published

Caught on camera: orcas torment awkward sea turtles.

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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.

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