Additionally, baby red-eared sliders must eat more frequently than adults due to their rapid metabolisms at such a young age. While adult turtles only need to eat two or three times a week, babies ...

The baby turtle has two independent gastrointestinal systems, and each head works independently to breathe and eat. The turtle also has two spines that fuse together at one point, and each side of ...

Baby sea turtles spend their first 60 days or so in a nest on land before heading out to sea. Eroded coastlines, reduced vegetation and beaches full of litter add to the danger in their young lives.

A threatened species in the state, the turtle is feeding well on blood worms and food pellets, staff at the center say. The two heads operate independently, coming up for air at different times ...