So too did the soil on its back, and eventually, this formed Turtle Island, or what would become North America. This is just ...

As ancient as the dinosaurs, the leatherback sea turtle is something of a dinosaur itself — and the heaviest reptile on the planet. This champion swimmer, whose diving capabilities are unmatched by ...

"We are an island inhabited by sea turtles. Specifically, Kemp's ridleys nest here and Atlantic green sea turtles eat and play here all year," she said. "A sea turtle will not be on the beach ...

These reptilian relics are the only remaining representatives of a family of turtles that traces its evolutionary roots back more than ... deeper than any other turtle—and can stay down for ...