Learn why basking turtles in April are doing far more than sunbathing, from thermoregulation to parasite control and growth.

You might remember Porkchop, who was nursed back to health after losing a flipper. Staff think they rescued their newest ...

Meatloaf, a green sea turtle weighing nearly 250 pounds, swims in a rehabilitation tank at the Aquarium of the Pacific in ...

The 240-pound turtle was taken to the aquarium in January after being found entangled in fishing line and rope in the San ...

ST. LOUIS — Amid Trevor Story’s defensive inconsistency to start the season, the Red Sox remain confident in him and intend ...

Anybody who has seen "Finding Nemo" knows about those captivating monsters of the sea: anglerfishes. Variously horrific or ...

We usually decide how something looks within seconds, and animals are no different. Some species have features that feel ...

Slim Shady, her roughly 70-pound, 22-year-old sulcata tortoise, farts loudly, sometimes knocks her down and has forced her to ...

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There are very few “truly good” people left out there. The people who remember your birthday, cover your shift without being asked, and bring snacks to meetings that didn't require snacks. They are, ...

Not many people live to tell the tale after an underwater encounter with a sea creature, but one man did — and he even got a video of the scary experience. Jason Breen, a Sydney, Australia-based wing ...

As the NH State Wildlife Action Plan enters its second decade, the need to protect local species from climate change, pollution and habitat destruction continues. These eight species and others facing ...