The quick escape of a stereotypically slow reptile from a shed fire is getting attention on social media. Leo, a female ...

Shell integration typically involves 50 to 60 individual bones fusing into a permanent structural cage. The carapace creates a mechanical constraint that prevents the chest from expanding during ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. This one-ton turtle once ruled South America’s rivers — ...

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PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Clearwater parents Kaitlyn and Tim McCallum immediately knew there was an issue with their newborn son, James, when he was born. Kaitlyn delivered James in August, 2021. When ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The leatherback sea turtle offers a rare look into ...

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — A young sea turtle named Bugs is returning to the ocean on Wednesday after spending five months recovering at the Sea Turtle Healing Center at Brevard Zoo. The center ...

CLARKE COUNTY, Ala. (WALA) - A fishing trip for a family of four, a few year’s ago, turned up a one-in-a-million find. The Coleman’s were on the Alabama river in Clarke County when they discovered a ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - During a fishing trip in southern Alabama, a family of four discovered a fossilized shell of a 32-million-year-old leatherback sea turtle. A family of four recently discovered ...