This adaptation allows them to stay underwater ... often attributed to their slow metabolism and low-stress lifestyle. Sea ...

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 ...

While all other sea turtles have hard, bony shells, the inky-blue carapace of the leatherback is somewhat flexible and almost rubbery to the touch. Ridges along the carapace help give it a more ...

Green sea turtles in the Indo-Pacific region — including populations around Southeast Asia, Australia and the Indian Ocean islands — also show distinct physical and behavioral adaptations.

The result is a better understanding of their astonishing migrations. A loggerhead sea turtle, shortly after hatching, heads out to sea on a beach at Bald Head Island, North Carolina (US).