Named Charlotte, the animal was hit by a boat years ago, causing him to develop an affliction that traps air bubbles at the ...

Charlotte "is doing excellent," is "very comfortable in the harness and is thriving," Dr. Molly Martony, senior veterinarian ...

A rescued green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) named Charlotte is getting ... This is why aquarium visitors will frequently see ...

Working together in the first moments of life makes it easier for olive ridley sea turtles to emerge from the nest ...

Open wounds should be protected and mobile shell areas stabilized. If injuries are confined to the upper carapace only, and there is no evidence of head trauma, then the turtle can be placed into ...

NOAA estimates that hundreds of thousands of sea turtles ... with his head down. “You can kind of see where the air is trapped, depending on the day, based on which way his shell is tilted ...

Cockfighting has been illegal in Costa Rica for more than a century, but this violent tradition persists underground across ...

Boat strikes, on the other hand, often lead to permanent damage. Sea turtles’ shells are tough but not tough enough to withstand a boat impact, especially when the shell gets hit by a propeller ...

Courtesy of Irene Dillo The shell of the sea turtle which was consumed Most of the residents who were hospitalised have since been discharged, local media reported, while the three who died were ...