Martin told me she would army crawl up to the turtles on the sand and dab around their eyes with a foam swab, soaking up the goopy tears they exude. Sea turtles regularly shed tears as a way to expel ...

Benji previously worked as a wildlife researcher. Each year, in late spring and early summer, female sea turtles will crawl out of the ocean under moonlight to lay their eggs in the sand ...

Rhossi the Kemp's ridley turtle. "As a juvenile, Rhossi is too small to be identified as a male or female and belongs in the Gulf Of Mexico say marine experts. Picture: Anglesey Sea Zoo ...

They then lay a clutch of eggs (usually between 60 and 180), covering them with sand. Female sea turtles make several decoy nests to protect their eggs from predators. They then return to the sea ...

In other encouraging news, a local official said female sea turtles were expected to come onto the beach to dig pits for mass nesting, per The Statesman.

The Brevard Zoo is the only zoo in the country to offer guided kayaking tours around an animal exhibit. Seen here is ...

A giant leatherback sea turtle got a personal escort back to the open ocean after taking a wrong turn into boat traffic.

Lenny, a 322-pound loggerhead turtle, was found off the Florida Keys struggling to swim and with visible wounds.