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32-million-year-old turtle shell found on Alabama's Gulf Coast leads to discovery of new species

For years, the Coleman family's fishing trips on the Alabama Gulf Coast were routine. But in 2021, their outing near a riverbank led to an odd find: the shell of a 32-million-year-old leatherback sea ...
WESH

Brevard Zoo shelters trafficked Gulf Coast box turtles

NINE GULF COAST BOX TURTLES AFTER WILDLIFE OFFICIALS FOUND THEM BOUND AND TAPED INSIDE SHIPPING BOXES. WESH 2 NEWS BREVARD COUNTY REPORTER MEGHAN MORIARTY EXPLAINS WHY THESE RARE REPTILES ARE SO ...
Concord Monitor

Closing time: How (some) turtles shut their shells

In cartoons, when a turtle is spooked, it retreats into and closes up its shell. While used for comic effect, this imagery is based in fact – although not all turtles are capable of this protective ...
WLOX

Institute for Marine Mammal Studies to release sea turtles back into the Gulf

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) — At least three sea turtles are set to return to the wild Tuesday morning after months of rehabilitation at the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Gulfport. The Kemp’s ...