The shell of an adult hawksbill sea turtle consists of about a dozen overlapping scales colored with streaks of gold, brown, orange, and red. Hawksbills have long been hunted for their shells ...

Hawksbill sea turtles eat exclusively sea sponges, while loggerhead sea turtles eat crabs and conchs. Other sea turtle species ... sea turtles so good at eating jellyfish, slurping them up ...

There are seven species of sea turtles, and six of them—green, hawksbill, Kemp’s ridley ... A home movie solved a sea turtle nesting mystery. For decades, scientists had no idea where Kemp ...

"This very young juvenile would typically be spending his day eating ... this sea turtle," the GCSTR wrote. Named for their unique beak-like mouth that resembles that of a hawk, hawksbill ...

A critically endangered hawksbill sea turtle was found dead by early morning beachgoers Wednesday along the shore near F Street in St. Augustine Beach. The St. Johns County Beach Services ...

A hawksbill sea turtle nest was rescued on Maui on Friday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Hawaii Wildlife Fund reported. The nest with 241 eggs was within inches of collapsing into the ...

Each sea turtle species has a unique diet. For example, flatback sea turtles are omnivores, eating both plants and ... on the ...