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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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Chinese soft-shelled turtle that pees from its mouth

Potty Mouth! Turtle Dips Head in Puddles to Pee

By Charles Q. Choi published

Peeing from its mouth may have allowed these soft-shelled turtles to invade salty waters.

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Endangered Sea Turtle Saved from 'Pirate Fishermen'

By Live Science Staff published

Rangers at Cocos Island in the Pacific found a green sea turtle hooked by fishermen in protected waters.

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A loggerhead sea turtle with a tag. A new, less expensive technique can be used to track turtles just as accurately, according to a new study.

Blood Tests Show Where Loggerhead Turtles Go

By Live Science Staff published

Isotopes in the blood tell researchers where turtles went.

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Red-headed turtle hatchlings, a vulnerable species.

Photo: Host of Tiny Turtles Born at Aquarium

By Live Science Staff published

Some of these hatchlings are endangered in the wild.

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An illustration of a giant, round turtle that lived 60 million years ago.

Giant, Round Prehistoric Turtle Discovered

By Jeanna Bryner published

The extinct turtle would have been too big for Titanoboa to gulp down.

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