They appear straight out of prehistory – and they are; the reptiles have survived mostly unchanged since the age of the dinosaurs. They are a soft shelled turtle with thick, black, rubbery skin where ...
The turtle, named Porkchop, was rescued in March 2025 from tangled fishing line wrapped around its flipper, keeping it from swimming away.
Little Buoy and Spud, a leatherback and green sea turtle, were rehabilitated by Mote Marine Laboratory and sent back into the ...