From the 1800s through the 1950s, people clamored for the delicacy green turtle soup. Though the color describes the hue of the soup, one turtle commonly used for the dish – the Chelonia mydas – has ...

Kendrapada: A large number of endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles have started arriving for mating in the Gahirmatha marine sanctuary, the world’s largest rookery in Kendrapada district. “Hundreds of ...

Of all the factors that could delay flights at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, this one is probably the slowest: turtles. Nearly 400 diamondback terrapins have turned up on the ...