Young sea turtles actively swim and choose their paths instead of drifting. New satellite tracking reveals their movements.

Sea turtles, it appears ... hiding her future offspring from predators. Leatherback hatchlings dig their way out of their nest toward the surface. As the last layer of sand crumbles away ...

They’re also vulnerable to predators while lethargic ... Nueces County, Mid-Coast Sea Turtle Rescue, the Amos Rehabilitation Keep, the Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network, and numerous ...

GALVESTON, Texas — More than 40 cold-stunned green sea turtles were released ... dangers including boat strikes, predators, and exposure. The timing of the turtle release was strategically ...

This photo provided by researchers shows a young green sea turtle released with a satellite tag swimming in sargassum seaweed offshore of Venice, La., on June 2, 2015. The photo was made with ...

Cold-stunned turtle are also vulnerable to predators. With colder or more prolonged conditions, as typically seen in the northeastern U.S., sea turtles tend to become more debilitated. This level ...

Mote’s Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital had been ... leaving them vulnerable to predators, boat strikes, and exposure-related complications such as pneumonia, infection, and frostbite.

"There's certain species like sea turtles and fish that once those water ... either drowned or they get washed up on shore and then predators can get to them," Tunnell said. Phillippe Tissot ...

Dozens of cold-stunned sea turtles are washing up on the coast ... where they’re vulnerable to predators, boat strikes or washing ashore and become stranded. The arctic cold front that swept ...