The team named the species Peltocephalus maturin — after a recurring giant sea turtle in novels by best-selling horror author Stephen King. While such large animals were known to exist millions ...

The green turtle is a large, weighty sea turtle with a wide, smooth carapace, or shell. It inhabits tropical and subtropical coastal waters around the world and has been observed clambering onto ...

While all other sea turtles have hard, bony shells, the inky-blue carapace of the leatherback is somewhat flexible and almost rubbery to the touch. Ridges along the carapace help give it a more ...

Cairns Coast Guard have rescued a giant sea turtle after it was reported in distress by boaters off the coast of Cairns. Photo: Facebook The Coast Guard were also launched into action to help ...