Ultra rare albino turtle spotted wandering a Great Barrier Reef island amazes wildlife experts

Ultra rare albino turtle spotted wandering a Great Barrier Reef island amazes wildlife experts – but the story could have a very sad ending The baby turtle was seen making its way into the ocean on Lady Elliot Island  Green turtle hatchlings normally have a dark grey shell and greenish skin The rare baby turtle … Read more

Michael B. Jordan plays in the snow with girlfriend Lori ‘Turtle’ Harvey on her 24th birthday

Michael B. Jordan plays in the snow with girlfriend Lori ‘Turtle’ Harvey and buys her 15 bouquets of roses for her 24th birthday By Cassie Carpenter For Dailymail.com Published: 04:04 GMT, 14 January 2021 | Updated: 04:04 GMT, 14 January 2021 People’s Sexiest Man Alive Michael B. Jordan posted a video of himself playing in … Read more

Fishermen rescue turtle from jaws of a tiger shark after it tries to climb aboard their boat

Fishermen rescue turtle from the razor sharp jaws of a tiger shark after it tries desperately to climb aboard their boat Kai Survance and his friends were out fishing when they saw the sea tussle Pair in boat off coast of Abaco, Bahamas, when turtle and tiger shark appeared Turtle tried to climb on their … Read more

Cold-stunned 350-pound turtle is rescued by Cape Cod officials who found it unresponsive

‘One lucky turtle!’ Cold-stunned 350-pound loggerhead is rescued by Cape Cod officials who found the reptile on responsive on its back An adult loggerhead turtle was found cold-stunned on a Cape Cod beach The turtle was found stranded on its back, which was hindering his breathing  It was quickly taken to an aquarium, where experts … Read more

Robert Irwin joins forces with Brisbane Water Police to release baby turtle into the ocean

Happy-go-Lucky! Wildlife Warrior Robert Irwin joins forces with Brisbane Water Police to release a baby turtle back into the open ocean By Louise Starkey For Daily Mail Australia Published: 10:13 GMT, 8 November 2020 | Updated: 10:13 GMT, 8 November 2020 He is about to become a first-time uncle to his sister, Bindi, after she … Read more

Rare yellow ‘albino’ turtle is rescued from a village pond in India 

Rare yellow ‘albino’ turtle that ‘looks like melted burger cheese’ is rescued from a village pond in India Animal is believed to be a rare example of the specie called Indian flap shell  It is a bizarre yellow colour likely due to a genetic mutation causing albinism   Villagers s rescued the animal from a pond in a … Read more

2.5m leatherback turtle washes up dead on Mermaid Beach on the Gold Coast 

Endangered 2.5m leatherback turtle weighing 500kgs washes up dead on an Australian beach for the first time in 16 years The male turtle was found on Mermaid Beach on the Gold Coast on Wednesday The endangered species is believed to be aged between 30 and 50 years old Marine scientists said it’s ‘extremely uncommon’ for … Read more

Decoy 3D-printed turtle egg with tracker helps uncover illegal trade chain in Costa Rica 

A 3D-printed ‘fake turtle egg’ with a GPS tracker inside – placed in sea turtle nests on the beach – has helped conservationists expose the rampant illegal trade in eggs.  Despite an international agreement banning the trade of sea turtle eggs, the trade is still going on, and it can be difficult to trace and … Read more

What a laugh! A rude turtle, and a photobombing giraffe feature in the 2020 Wildlife Comedy Awards

From a rude turtle to a photobombing giraffe, singing squirrel and a smiling fish which wouldn’t look out of place in an animated kids’ movie – these are world’s most adorable animals captured making some very funny poses. The animals were pictured by photographers competing in the sixth annual Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards, which saw thousands … Read more

Rare smiling turtle is rescued from the brink of extinction by conservationists

Rare turtle species known for its cheeky ‘smiling’ expression is rescued from the brink of extinction by conservationists Burmese roofed turtle was feared by conservationists as extinct in 2000  A few specimens were found and a breeding programme was established  There are now more than 1,000 of the turtles alive in Myanmar and it is not … Read more