One of the World's Rarest Turtles Washes Up in Texas, Covered in Living Organisms and in Desperate Need of Help

A sea turtle had beachgoers scratching their heads after washing up in Texas, looking as if it were covered in green fur.

The World's Most Endangered Sea Turtle Just Washed Ashore in Texas. Now It Needs Help

A Kemp's ridley sea turtle swims into the ocean after being released by New England Aquarium biologists in West Dennis, ...

‘Green fur’ sea turtle washes ashore—rescuers realize it’s one of the rarest species on Earth

A bizarre-looking sea turtle left beachgoers doing a double take after it washed ashore in Texas looking like it had a coat ...

Massive, barnacle-covered sea turtle washed ashore in Texas and is now fighting to survive

The Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) is the official state sea turtle of Texas.

Researchers rush to save endangered sea turtle found on Texas beach

This endangered sea turtle was found in rough shape on a Texas beach. What happened next is giving researchers hope.
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South Texas rescues rush to save hundreds of cold-stunned sea turtles

Texas wildlife rescue teams have been working around the clock to care for cold-stunned sea turtles after a winter storm and Arctic air invasion caused water temperatures in the Gulf to plummet. When ...
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Turtles of the United States and Canada / Carl H. Ernst, Roger W. Barbour, and Jeffrey E. Lovich

Identification of turtles -- Key to the turtles of the United States and Canada -- Chelydridae: snapping turtles -- Chelydra serpentina, snapping turtle -- Macroclemys temminckii, alligator snapping ...