Breaking News
Gramma the Galápagos tortoise, oldest resident of San Diego Zoo, dies at about 141
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES — After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galápagos tortoise…
Tag: Turtles
Technology
Arctic seals and more than half of bird species are in trouble on latest list of threatened species
[ad_1] Arctic seals are being pushed closer to extinction by climate change and more than half of bird species around the world are declining…
Breaking News
June Cleaver the loggerhead turtle is released into the ocean off Florida after rehab
[ad_1] Marine biologists on Florida’s Space Coast have released June Cleaver, a 230-pound loggerhead turtle, back into the ocean MELBOURNE, Fla. — She may…
Breaking News
Hurricane Erin never hit land or caused major damage, but endangered turtle nests weren’t so lucky
[ad_1] As Hurricane Erin pelted North Carolina’s barrier islands with strong winds and waves this week, it destroyed many nests of threatened sea turtle,…
Breaking News
Large desert tortoise rescued from Arizona highway after escaping from ostrich ranch 3 miles away
[ad_1] An unidentified driver and Arizona Department of Public Safety Sgt. Steven Sekrecki hold a rescued a sulcata tortoise that was attempting to cross…
Pop Culture
D23 Reactions, ‘Umbrella Academy’ Finale, and ‘Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’
[ad_1] Steve and Jomi take this pod on the road with live reactions from D23 in Anaheim, California (3:06)! Then, the guys are joined…
Bazaar News
WTF Fun Fact 13690 – Butt-breathing Turtles
[ad_1] We’ve heard of mouth breathing, but never butt breathing. Yet it turns out that turtles can breathe through their butts. Technically known as…
US News
Exotic animals including South American ostrich and giant African snail seized from suburban NY home
[ad_1] NORTH BELLMORE, N.Y. — Authorities seized about a hundred animals from a Long Island home packed with exotic species — including a giant…
US News
Sea turtle nests break records on US beaches, but global warming threatens survival
[ad_1] INDIAN ROCKS BEACH, Fla. — Just as they have for millions of years, sea turtles by the thousands made their labored crawl from…
Finance
Canned seafood moves beyond tuna sandwiches in a pandemic trend that stuck
[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO — Sardines swirling in preserved lemons. Mackerel basking in curry sauce. Chargrilled squid bathing in ink. All are culinary delicacies long…
US News
CDC Warns: Stop Puckering Up To Your Pet Turtles
[ad_1] Getting cozy with your pet turtle might not be a good idea, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Last week,…
World News
In Panama, legal rights given to sea turtles, boosting the ‘rights of nature’ movement
[ad_1] By JENNIFER McDERMOTT and ARNULFO FRANCO May 24, 2023 GMT https://apnews.com/article/sea-turtles-panama-animal-rights-world-turtle-day-44cb77ff472ef99cbac7667bce51d38a On a Panamanian beach long after dark, a group of undergraduate students…
Lifestyle
When you adopt a desert tortoise, prepare for a surprisingly social and zippy pet
[ad_1] PHOENIX (AP) — They’re not fluffy, they don’t play fetch and they certainly don’t roll over. But there is such a thing as…
Breaking News
`Look at that beast!’ Video of plump Chicago snapping turtle, dubbed `Chonkosaurus,’ goes viral
[ad_1] Footage of a plump snapping turtle relaxing along a Chicago waterway has gone viral after the man who filmed the well-fed reptile marveled…
Technology
US agency plans deeper study of sea turtles, dredging threat
[ad_1] SAVANNAH, Ga. — A U.S. agency has agreed to an in-depth environmental study into whether dredging a Georgia shipping channel in the spring…
Breaking News
‘Mojave Max’ tortoise emerges in Vegas; latest since 2000
[ad_1] Officials in Nevada say a desert tortoise that is the focus of schoolchild predictions and local lore about the start of spring has…
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Nations reach accord to protect marine life on high seas
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas —…
Breaking News
California man avoids prison after 2021 attack on tortoise
[ad_1] Michelangelo, the 70-year-old African tortoise and San Jose preschool pet, wanders around at ARCHVET Animal Hospital in San Jose, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 31,…