JAMAICA, Queens -- Why would a bunch of turtles leave their comfortable swampland around Jamaica Bay, and wander onto a busy runway at JFK Airport? They've been using the runway to lay their eggs for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — South Carolina’s loggerhead sea turtles are swimming to the Grand Strand’s shores, laying their eggs ...

Every summer, as the sun sets over the shores of Palm Beach County, one of nature’s most awe-inspiring spectacles quietly unfolds in the sand. Sea turtles — greens, leatherbacks and loggerheads — ...

SANIBEL, Fla. (WFLA) — A family photo session captured a rare occurrence when a sea turtle emerged out of the water to photobomb. The photos, taken by Brooke Benjamin with B + A Coastal Photo and ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A snapping turtle that possibly wandered nearly a mile in Aberdeen from what is a common habitat for turtles was likely looking for a place to lay eggs. “The main reason ...

FLAGLER BEACH — Lori Ottlein likes turtles. She already had a couple of pet turtles, known as cooters, named Sam and Ella, when one day, more than two decades ago, she saw some people on the beach ...

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 ...