Baby Sea Turtles’ Epic Journey Into the Ocean Has People Cheering originally appeared on PetHelpful. Any baby’s first steps are always an unforgettable moment. This is especially true of baby animals ...

The first public Kemp's ridley sea turtle hatchling release of the season is scheduled for June 14 at Padre Island National Seashore. Thousands of beachgoers attend hatchling releases each summer at ...

Loggerhead sea turtles do an excited "turtle dance" when anticipating food. It's adorable, of course, but it has also allowed scientists to understand better how the turtles navigate. Scientists have ...

New research is revealing that baby sea turtles do not simply drift on ocean currents during their first epic journey. Instead, they carry a built‑in magnetic sense that lets them read Earth’s field ...

India's olive ridley turtle numbers appear to have rebounded after years of patchwork efforts to stem their decline. Can it ...

Sea turtles are an endangered species, and right now along the North Carolina coast, baby sea turtles are hatching from their shells. They are starting their dangerous journey from the safety of their ...

During the first week of July, the popular travel center and gas station chain Buc-ee’s opened its largest location in Georgia, just off coastal Interstate 95. But it’s not the beaver-branded ...

Sea turtles famously lay their eggs in nests on sandy beaches. And then a couple of months later, droves of tiny turtle hatchlings emerge from eggs that look a little bit like ping-pong balls, and ...

Record Number of Baby Sea Turtles Rescued in Florida After Hurricanes Rough Surf from Hurricanes Imelda and Humberto Washes Ashore Dozens of Hatchlings What Are 'Washbacks' and Why Do They Need Help?

Using brain-embedded magnetite crystals, sea turtles will make a 10,000-mile trek as adults back to their birthplace to nest.