After they emerge from their nests, baby sea turtles crawl towards the ocean and basically disappear for the next year or so as they drift thousands of kilometers with ocean currents. Eventually ...

New research is revealing that baby sea turtles do not simply drift on ocean currents during their first epic journey.

When baby sea turtles hatch from their buried eggs, they use their powerful flippers to make their way up through the sand. A new "sand-swimming" robot, inspired by those hatchlings, could one day ...

Newly hatched Kemp's ridley sea turtles are released on Malaquite Beach every summer. Hundreds of people gathered Friday to watch the spectacle. PADRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE — As the sun rose early ...

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed a remarkable sand-swimming robot inspired by the movements of baby sea turtles. This innovative robot is capable of traversing ...

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 ...

In 2008, I had just begun volunteering at Equilibrio Azul — a non-profit marine-research and -conservation organization based in Quito — when colleagues discovered a hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys ...

JUPITER, Fla. (CBS12) — Sea Turtle nesting season is March 1 through October 31. During that time, it is important to keep your distance from sea turtles and their nests on the beach. Even more so now ...

The zoo announced on Saturday that its Sea Turtle Healing Center was helping more than 200 baby sea turtles, which included species such as green, loggerhead and hawksbill. The Sea Turtle Preservation ...

In the wake of Hurricane Ian, the Brevard Zoo in Florida is caring for hundreds of baby sea turtles that were brought there in the storm’s aftermath. The zoo announced on Saturday that its Sea Turtle ...