SARGENT, Texas – A loggerhead sea turtle was recently saved after she washed up on the Gulf of America coast in Sargent, Texas, covered in barnacles and other animals. The Gulf Center for Sea Turtle ...

SARGENT, Texas — A loggerhead sea turtle is recovering at the Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research rehabilitation hospital after being found stranded on the beach in Sargent last week.

Some had embedded themselves into the turtle's soft tissues and mouth. "[Sea turtles] become heavily encrusted when they are ill and tend to move less and float at the surface more," a ...

This architecture balances between strength with buoyancy while protecting vital organs. Scientists from Florida Atlantic University set out to study what makes sea turtle shells so good at handling ...

Kemp's ridley sea turtles, the most endangered sea turtle species, will nest on Texas beaches from April through mid-summer. Beach drivers on Padre Island National Seashore should be cautious ...

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FRANKLIN COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - A happy sea turtle got released back into the wild in St. George Island Wednesday afternoon after undergoing surgery and rehabilitation at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab.

a giant loggerhead turtle is back where he belongs thanks to a local underwater photographer and the staff at the Turtle Hospital. Named “Lenny” by the team that rescued him, the 322-pound loggerhead ...

Designed to minimize drag, they allow sea turtles to glide effortlessly through the water, dive to astonishing depths, and handle the immense pressure shifts as they surface. A sea turtle's shell is a ...

A sea turtle’s shell is a complex masterpiece, made up of two parts: the carapace (top) and the plastron (bottom), both covered in scutes – tough keratin plates tightly attached to the bone.