The ocean can be an extremely dangerous place, even for an animal that migrates through and rides its currents for decades.

JUNO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Cheers rose from a bundled-up crowd as a loggerhead sea turtle that survived a likely shark attack trundled back into the ocean after months of rehabilitation in Florida, ...

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Scientists estimated that a green sea turtle could contain up to 26.4 grams of plastic, equivalent to approximately 10 ping-pong balls. The Conversation reported on the prevalence of plastic ingestion ...

For the world’s smallest sea turtles, life in the ocean is getting pretty noisy. These relatively little turtles (on average ...

Slow and steady wins the race. It’s a sentiment that has shadowed turtles for years, and perhaps, for good reason. Turtles are slow, but wise. Sea turtles, however, are nothing short of amazing. Sea ...

A loggerhead sea turtle named Pyari is seen swimming in a tank shortly before its release in Juno Beach, Fla., on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Cody Jackson) A loggerhead sea turtle named Pyari ...