Green sea turtles inhabit many areas across the Galápagos Islands, but some of the top spots to encounter them include the ...

If you visit between January and February, you may even catch sight of the green turtles laying their eggs (hatchlings emerge and make their way to the sea between January to May).

Right out in the mid-Atlantic, this MPA surrounds the giant undersea volcano of Ascension Island, a 172,000sq-mile home for marlin and significant green turtle populations. 4. South Georgia and ...

Tortoise tracks. This map shows 140 migratory paths (gray and black tracks) taken by Western Santa Cruz tortoises in the southwestern corner of Santa Cruz Island in the Galápagos over 10 years.

The green sea turtle, for example, has been around for 100 million years and plays an important part in maintaining our oceans. That’s just one reason to celebrate turtles this World Turtle Day.

Goliath, a 517-pound (234-kilogram) Galapagos tortoise at Zoo Miami, became a father for the first time earlier this month, zoo officials said.

Goliath the tortoise had a big shellebration Sunday as he marked his first Father's Day. He also turned 135 at Zoo Miami. His hatchling was born on June 4 after incubating for about four months ...

Congratulations are in order for Mommy, a Galápagos tortoise and a longtime resident of the Philadelphia Zoo, who recently became a first-time mother at the estimated age of 100.

The best things to do in the Galapagos Islands are centered around wildlife, with unique opportunities to see giant tortoises, blue-footed boobies and more up close.