<![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Turtles-tortoises ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/reptiles/turtles-tortoises 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[ Giant tortoise babies of first-time 100-year-old 'Mommy' unveiled at zoo ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/turtles/giant-tortoise-babies-of-first-time-100-year-old-mommy-unveiled-at-zoo Pf3k9CTGbyTnZebVMa7qge Thu, 24 Apr 2025 15:51:58 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:36:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Seemingly impossible': Endangered tortoise becomes first-time mom at about 100 years old ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/turtles/seemingly-impossible-endangered-tortoise-becomes-first-time-mom-at-about-100-years-old 74DMh4WEvchTKd4KPZ2Tte Fri, 04 Apr 2025 14:26:41 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:58:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Cantor's giant softshell turtle: The frog-faced predator that spends 95% of its time completely motionless ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/turtles/cantors-giant-softshell-turtle-the-frog-faced-predator-that-spends-95-percent-of-its-time-completely-motionless PaVc4FVDozoakbvGNnnEnm Sat, 16 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:36:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ Leatherback turtle dives deeper than a Navy sub, smashing world record in the process ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/turtles/leatherback-turtle-dives-deeper-than-a-navy-sub-smashing-world-record-in-the-process cSobCrWcBtmsSbrQjSvNbb Fri, 14 Jun 2024 13:47:04 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:50:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mary River turtle: The green-haired oddball that can breathe through its butt for 72 hours ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/turtles/mary-river-turtle-the-green-haired-oddball-that-can-breathe-through-its-butt-for-72-hours pLnMXseZPGURzWQbfspQW8 Sat, 24 Feb 2024 13:00:03 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:24:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ World's oldest tortoise still randy at 191 years old ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/worlds-oldest-tortoise-still-randy-at-191-years-old jQJGjRHtD4fgdn95hPNQjc Tue, 05 Dec 2023 17:27:41 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:17:28 +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[ 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[ Extinct giant tortoise was the 'mammoth' of Madagascar 1,000 years ago ]]> https://www.livescience.com/extinct-giant-tortoise-madagascar AVoJBJQ2znEEhWctKasG4f Thu, 12 Jan 2023 11:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:02:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Most of Florida's newly-hatched sea turtles are female. 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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[ Giant tortoise thought extinct for a century discovered on Galapagos island ]]> https://www.livescience.com/lost-tortoise-galapagos-extinct-century-ago.html kMH84XTdGZKGQTokbHaHxQ Mon, 31 May 2021 11:00:34 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:18:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ancient turtle with a frog face sucked down its prey millions of years ago ]]> https://www.livescience.com/quick-mouthed-frog-turtle-discovery.html AC6rerZnNXJEhPiDETNCtW 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21 Aug 2018 16:11:11 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:57:05 +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[ Punk-Rock Turtle Has 'Green Hair,' Will Probably Die Alone ]]> https://www.livescience.com/62319-green-haired-mary-river-turtle-endangered.html e4ggkpE9c3hBWesApvV64F Mon, 16 Apr 2018 20:31:32 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:51:27 +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[ 54-Million-Year-Old Baby Sea Turtle 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