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<![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Turtles ]]> https://www.livescience.com/tag/turtles Sun, 14 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Can a turtle tuck its head all the way inside its shell? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/can-a-turtle-tuck-its-head-all-the-way-inside-its-shell g7QYTy89yTV9xRnVF7etVH Sun, 14 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:53:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ What's the difference between a turtle and a tortoise? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/turtles/whats-the-difference-between-a-turtle-and-a-tortoise ob2DHrZkjEc9UWH2cGNvVm Sat, 30 Aug 2025 09:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:23:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Ash-winged dawn goddess' is oldest pterosaur ever discovered in North America — and it was small enough to sit 'on your shoulder' ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/dinosaurs/ash-winged-dawn-goddess-is-oldest-pterosaur-ever-discovered-in-north-america-and-it-was-small-enough-to-sit-on-your-shoulder 9XzdPjhJEnpjBvWQJfRBSV Mon, 07 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +0000 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:08:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ How 10 animals evolved their iconic features ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/how-10-animals-evolved-their-iconic-features ydR82SbHxNNtoTAmntb4Xa Sat, 06 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:08:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Refraction is then all there is to it': How Isaac Newton's experiments revealed the mystery of light ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/refraction-is-then-all-there-is-to-it-how-isaac-newtons-experiments-revealed-the-mystery-of-light qyDaGqudcmEjcjLdkmJsYC Sat, 11 Nov 2023 16:00:19 +0000 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:07:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'This is the cost of living in seawater': The ingenious and (to us) heartbreaking way turtles survive the salty oceans ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/this-is-the-cost-of-living-in-seawater-the-ingenious-and-to-us-heartbreaking-way-turtles-survive-the-salty-oceans xuVP234gKs8bHato6rB9jm Sun, 15 Oct 2023 11:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:36:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Salmonella linked to turtles sickens 26 and leads to 9 hospitalizations, CDC warns ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/salmonella-linked-to-turtles-sickens-26-and-leads-to-9-hospitalizations-cdc-warns N4gjCa9QvvXaew6MWT35iS Wed, 23 Aug 2023 20:29:54 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:34:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Largest freshwater turtle species doomed to extinction after last female washes up dead ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/turtles/largest-freshwater-turtle-species-doomed-to-extinction-after-last-female-washes-up-dead cRYZehkxFYzcKdqdnxanFG Fri, 05 May 2023 12:51:55 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:50:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Most of Florida's newly-hatched sea turtles are female. Why? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/almost-all-florida-sea-turtles-female 7snk3nAfpredY7c56Ep3FR Wed, 10 Aug 2022 14:51:33 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:59:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Can turtles really breathe through their butts? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/can-turtles-breathe-through-butts CevtT3D9TJFyWENXu5i4mC Sun, 31 Jul 2022 09:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:04:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Extinction threatens one in five reptile species, researchers say ]]> https://www.livescience.com/extinction-threatens-one-fifth-reptile-species mKJrqGbc7QhYDHMZLwNftC Wed, 11 May 2022 18:32:14 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:20:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rare conjoined turtles hatched in Massachusetts ]]> https://www.livescience.com/two-headed-turtle-hatchling-massachusetts gwWpdNTAsYFMJsDnrSVH8A Wed, 13 Oct 2021 18:41:28 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:53:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Infamous 'Lizard King' of Florida nabbed in turtle heist ]]> https://www.livescience.com/lizard-king-turtle-heist czW8Hz4vscffrcApnPh5d Tue, 12 Oct 2021 17:29:08 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:50:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rare embryo from dinosaur age was laid by human-size turtle ]]> https://www.livescience.com/rare-turtle-embryo-from-dinosaur-age.html GLsTuFDD2BL94549xpZV9i Tue, 17 Aug 2021 23:01:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:28:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Why do turtles live so long? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/why-turtles-live-so-long.html psiV3n4VcxuDhS6afE27EE Sun, 15 Aug 2021 11:00:10 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:25:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Can fish and other marine animals drown? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/can-fish-drown.html nDxTYcpW5KwxE9NJHPVaQf Mon, 28 Jun 2021 11:00:30 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:21:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Young green turtles tracked to 'lost years' hideaway ]]> https://www.livescience.com/green-sea-turtles-sargasso-sea-tracking.html SqcnVydM3DUNDdLbVa76nC Tue, 04 May 2021 23:02:55 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:38:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Why thousands of turtles were paralyzed off the coast of Texas this week ]]> https://www.livescience.com/sea-turtles-paralyzed-winter-storm.html wtWc3YZ7rPbYFJTS5AKX7L Sat, 20 Feb 2021 13:00:49 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:35:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ 10 strange animals that washed ashore in 2020 ]]> https://www.livescience.com/sea-creature-washed-ashore-2020.html cqv93PJ5Vdtv5sQeV9Xyu4 Tue, 29 Dec 2020 13:19:37 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:50:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ This may be the biggest turtle that ever lived ]]> https://www.livescience.com/largest-turtle-shell-on-earth.html G7F4rzGobXZRP2zQ6f3D5G Thu, 13 Feb 2020 12:23:24 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:28:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Green turtle rescued from fishing net poops out all kinds of human trash ]]> https://www.livescience.com/green-turtle-poops-trash.html DtGknvQWmtmydGNfqbaJY5 Tue, 28 Jan 2020 12:21:43 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:05:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ How Butt Gas, Drugs and Amazing Memories Led to This Weird Turtle Photo ]]> https://www.livescience.com/64215-earth-turtle-photo.html RDbTZVFp6MDpnWM9ccwZPR Mon, 03 Dec 2018 11:37:37 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:37:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Butterflies Sip Turtle Tears in Stunning Video ]]> https://www.livescience.com/63092-butterflies-drink-turtle-tears.html YiMjHFWNZrvjXmXwF2nAAo Wed, 18 Jul 2018 10:37:54 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:47:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Climate Change Turned 99.8% of These Sea Turtle Babies into Girls ]]> https://www.livescience.com/61368-turtle-skew.html WxCZeoZ4yuWm4MR72r9RdX Tue, 09 Jan 2018 11:47:38 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:46:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Secret to Turtle Hibernation: Butt-Breathing ]]> https://www.livescience.com/61018-turtles-breathe-through-butt.html pn2yYJWew5WYXsJ7V4L5sZ Sat, 25 Nov 2017 14:17:25 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:24:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Animal Sex: How Red-Eared Sliders Do It ]]> https://www.livescience.com/60054-animal-sex-red-eared-sliders.html txX9qhCQQ5LF9BLuw7PCuh Sun, 06 Aug 2017 13:01:57 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:30:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ For Some Turtles, Science Is a Real Turn-On ]]> https://www.livescience.com/59926-turtle-stimulation-with-vibrators.html geERqEqgKtvpN33v69PyYF Tue, 25 Jul 2017 11:46:52 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:53:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Turtle Triumph: Nine New Cambodian Royal Turtles Hatch ]]> https://www.livescience.com/59127-endangered-cambodian-royal-turtles-hatched.html 7HYwi3Z4aiCo5xbGV7CMvT Tue, 16 May 2017 17:33:34 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:58:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ First Animal? Jellyfish May Take the Prize ]]> https://www.livescience.com/58622-jellyfish-evolved-before-sponges.html pwKS5Vr2CNpK9tx5fHXcoR Mon, 10 Apr 2017 20:34:02 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:25:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Reel Threat: How Recreational Fishing Endangers Freshwater Turtles ]]> https://www.livescience.com/58422-swallowed-fishhooks-threaten-turtles.html PN72qBXmoKJRRyrAAnJ2AS Mon, 27 Mar 2017 16:57:26 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:35:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tough Turtle: Dino-Killing Asteroid Spared Sea Creature ]]> https://www.livescience.com/56782-ancient-turtle-skull-from-africa.html 4DhbPCBvc8hJaJnNLtTGaU Tue, 08 Nov 2016 11:18:45 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:55:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Photos: Ancient Sea Turtle Discovered Along Angolan Coast ]]> https://www.livescience.com/56780-photos-ancient-sea-turtle.html 5oTZZH4dybSBeMvrCTqQph Tue, 08 Nov 2016 11:18:40 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:56:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ A Rosy View: Dinosaurs Likely Saw Shades of Red ]]> https://www.livescience.com/55635-dinosaurs-likely-had-color-vision.html EY9ssYC4M9u3CybESknKqF Wed, 03 Aug 2016 14:27:34 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:06:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ 8-Year-Old's Fossil Discovery Explains Why Turtles Have Shells ]]> https://www.livescience.com/55436-why-turtles-have-shells.html MYFDWXceByFc6NGwnA4rdP Mon, 18 Jul 2016 16:50:32 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:34:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Baby Turtles Mysteriously Dying on Australian Island ]]> https://www.livescience.com/55306-why-baby-turtle-dying-raine-island.html kRHKoz6vhnHSeM5CJxuS9Z Thu, 07 Jul 2016 11:08:52 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:18:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Funeral Feast? Butchered Turtles in Ancient Grave Hint at Ritual ]]> https://www.livescience.com/53848-butchered-turtles-found-ancient-grave.html Mt5Kt6TZXFRx4LSAS7crsm Thu, 25 Feb 2016 19:32:58 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:34:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ 8 Baby Turtles and Tortoises: Cute, and Critically Endangered (Photos) ]]> https://www.livescience.com/52727-adorable-baby-turtle-photos.html wXhSjCbPUGSNdQA8rCCmoW Fri, 06 Nov 2015 20:26:21 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:34:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ New Species of Giant Tortoise Found in the Galápagos ]]> https://www.livescience.com/52545-new-species-galapagos-tortoise.html jDGqq3YBAowxruZbBC3sSF Wed, 21 Oct 2015 18:01:10 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:55:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rare Fluorescent Sea Turtle Glows Red and Green ]]> https://www.livescience.com/52338-rare-biofluorescent-turtle-glows.html AqYrzCpqWU4HFUHcvuauSA Tue, 29 Sep 2015 21:04:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:02:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ancient, Shell-Less Turtle Sported Whiplike Tail ]]> https://www.livescience.com/51334-turtle-ancestor-without-shell.html yChvyW9rwW4SeQF4xzVkLm Wed, 24 Jun 2015 18:06:25 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:37:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fossil Fragments Reveal Enormous Ancient Turtle (Video) ]]> https://www.livescience.com/50884-fossil-fragments-reveal-size-of-ancient-turtle.html o5AeNCFZLhCS4FkRHe5umf Tue, 19 May 2015 07:21:41 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:22:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Boneworms Dined on Ancient Sea Serpents ]]> https://www.livescience.com/50488-boneworms-ate-mesozoic-reptiles.html vArY6RtKbmvhUMiWfznFSK Tue, 14 Apr 2015 23:03:28 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:32:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rescued Leatherback Turtle Released Today in South Carolina ]]> https://www.livescience.com/50128-rare-leatherback-turtle-rescued-released.html EGrH2JrUPLE7wXcqQzRtgU Thu, 12 Mar 2015 21:14:40 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:06:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Photos of the Incredible Leatherback Turtle Rescue ]]> https://www.livescience.com/50126-photos-incredible-leatherback-turtle-rescue.html cRpiv86G6UWLHmtr9vZLxV Thu, 12 Mar 2015 21:13:45 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:50:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Amazon Turtles 'Talk' to Their Tots ]]> https://www.livescience.com/47895-talking-turtles-guide-their-young.html LYJWb2aJJo6JSPDPZnpLDS Thu, 18 Sep 2014 05:36:48 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:33:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ Loggerhead Turtles Swim to Safety (Images) ]]> https://www.livescience.com/46917-loggerhead-turtles-get-federally-protected-habitat.html 4WAsmaBZ8RkprD8eCXxjsc Tue, 22 Jul 2014 07:24:12 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:55:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ What Does Climate Change Mean for Sea Turtles? (Op-Ed) ]]> https://www.livescience.com/46538-what-does-climate-change-mean-for-sea-turtles.html aVwGsHGvuehYYYqKUKtjrZ Thu, 26 Jun 2014 07:06:49 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:48:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ In Photos: Tagging Baby Sea Turtles ]]> https://www.livescience.com/43821-photos-tagging-baby-sea-turtles.html uF3MSs3pPhFDVMKeEot22h Wed, 05 Mar 2014 00:05:06 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:31:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ancient Baby Shark's Last Meal: Baby Turtle ]]> https://www.livescience.com/40906-shark-poop-reveals-turtle-bones.html wGPfvyDdQj29fZ8658XYWS Tue, 05 Nov 2013 12:39:05 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:34:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Photos: Butterflies Drink Turtle Tears ]]> https://www.livescience.com/39562-photos-butterflies-drink-turtle-tears.html DZBgeiiavNXFPRPdGSWTQh Wed, 11 Sep 2013 17:18:06 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:05:35 +0000