Turtles Have Unique Shell Structures. One of the most distinctive features of turtles is their shell, which is actually part ...

When we picture sea turtles in the wild, it's easy to envision them as armored warriors—their hard, resilient shells serving as near-impenetrable shields against oceanic threats like sharks.

The bony structure is part of the turtle’s skeleton and spine, fused with its bones, and therefore the turtle cannot be separated from its shell. But when the turtle is not feeling vulnerable to ...

Understanding the structure of the shell The shell of a turtle gives an impression of its durability and resistance. However, in reality, it consists of almost 60 bones.

Researchers excavating a fossilized turtle shell from Panama’s Caribbean coast. Photo: Carlos De Gracia, University of Vienna and STRI A team of paleontologists studying the fossilized shell of ...

A green sea turtle is improving after being found stranded on a North Carolina beach with over 1 ½ pounds of barnacles and other organisms on its shell, seashore officials announced over the weekend.

She’s right. The best part of the exhibit is the live animals. The snake-necked turtle’s neck grows to over half the size of ...

When we picture sea turtles in the wild, it’s easy to envision them as armored warriors – their hard, resilient shells serving as near-impenetrable shields against oceanic threats like sharks. These ...

Dear Dr. John, I have two turtles, ages 55 and 35. They have been healthy for almost their entire lives. I’ve never had to take them to the vet but recently, one of them developed a hole in ...

The DNA comes from the remains of a turtle shell first uncovered in 2015 in the Chagres Formation on Panama’s Caribbean coast. It represents the oldest known fossil evidence of Lepidochelys turtles.