Scientists have discovered that a critically endangered sea turtle has an amazing ability never seen before in a reptile — it glows neon green and red when exposed to blue light.

Endangered hawksbill sea turtles released into the seaMonday, Jun 10, 2013 Sharjah: -As a part of International World Oceans Day celebrations, a group of rehabilitated hawksbill sea turtles were ...

The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) has confirmed the return of a Hawksbill sea turtle that was first tagged with a tracking number in 2013. After 12 years, the turtle has come back to nest ...

Hawksbill sea turtle hatchlings are only about five centimetres (two inches) long, but they can grow to be up to 0.8 metres (2.5 feet) long if they survive the treacherous first few years of their ...

LOMA LINDA, Calif., May 14, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A new study published by researchers at Loma Linda University School of Medicine discovered that hawksbill turtles from as far away as Panama ...

Once in the water the baby turtles swim for a full 24 hours to get as far away from the shore as possible, powered by the reserves of the egg yolk they’ve ingested.

The shell’s popularity had predictable consequences for the turtle. Now critically endangered, hawksbill numbers have declined by an estimated 80 percent or more in the last century.

DUBAI - Hawksbill sea turtles are a critically endangered species, often hunted and eaten illegally in many countries. However, when 11 malnourished Hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata ...