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Ploughshare tortoise, found only in Madagascar, is being collected out of existence by illegal wildlife traffickers.

Poaching Pushes 2 Madagascar Tortoises to Brink

By Douglas Main published

One species has bright yellow starlike patterns.

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female turtle in her nest

Green Sea Turtles Use Protected Areas, Study Finds

By Douglas Main published

Green sea turtles are endangered in Florida.

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Is This Turtle Extinct? Nope, It Just Never Existed

By Megan Gannon published

A Seychelles turtle thought to be extinct was actually part of a species that lives thousands of miles away.

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Pacific Leatherback Turtles' Alarming Decline Continues

By Becky Oskin published

Study finds precipitous population decrease at turtle's last nesting stronghold.

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Goo Lets Turtle Moms Pause Eggs' Growth

By Live Science Staff published

Pregnant turtles make a gooey substance that helps freeze embryo development until it's time to nest.

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This is a Morafka's Desert Tortoise (Gopherus morafkai), from Tiburon Island, Sonora, Mexico. Little does it know it could hear better underwater.

Desert Tortoises Can Hear Better Underwater

By Douglas Main published

Findings suggests common turtle ancestor was aquatic.

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Baby loggerhead heading towards ocean

Sandy's Surge Hit Baby Sea Turtle Boom

By Becky Oskin published

A spectacular turtle nesting season ends with Hurricane Sandy washing away remaining nests.

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turtle fossils found in Xinjiang in China.

Jurassic Turtle Graveyard Found in China

By Megan Gannon published

Scientists have uncovered a pile of 1,800 Jurassic turtles in China.

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Do All Turtles Have Shells?

By Andrea Thompson published

Sort of. Only the leatherback sea turtle's shell is on the inside.

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Sea Turtles Make Strong Showing in Florida

By Live Science Staff published

Loggerhead sea turtles are nesting along Florida's beaches in strong numbers this year.

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