The green turtle is a large, weighty sea turtle with a wide, smooth carapace, or shell. It inhabits tropical and subtropical coastal waters around the world and has been observed clambering onto ...

Green sea turtles are among the largest marine turtles, with adults growing up to 4 feet long (1.22 meters) and weighing an average of 350 pounds (158.8 kilograms).

The sea turtles, ranging in size from 3 to 35 pounds, were released by the Zoo’s sea turtle team and TAMU Galveston’s Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research.

What’s in a name? When it comes to sea turtles, it turns out, a pretty distinguishing trait. “The animal kingdom is filled ...

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. — “Buckley” could easily be described as a miracle rescue. The green sea turtle was found in Dixie County in the middle of a rural dirt road. “Buckley would have died ...