CURRITUCK COUNTY, N.C. — A vehicle hit a sea turtle in Currituck County on July 9. As a result of severe injuries, she was humanely euthanized after receiving medical care, according to a Network for ...

A nesting loggerhead sea turtle like this one was struck by a vehicle on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. On the Atlantic coast, the turtles nest primarily along North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia ...

Cartoons often suggest turtles wear shells like removable armor. Those stories show turtles stepping out, swapping shells, or ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The broad-shelled river turtle (Chelodina expansa) falls into a group known as side-neck turtles.

A loggerhead sea turtle was crushed by a recreational vehicle driving on a nesting beach on the Outer Banks, according to the Network for Endangered Sea Turtles in North Carolina. It happened in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shell integration typically involves 50 to 60 individual bones fusing into a permanent structural cage. The carapace creates a ...

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 ...