Poppy, a juvenile green sea turtle rescued near Hilton Head Island, is making remarkable progress at the South Carolina ...

When the single lung was discovered ... is known about developmental abnormalities and soft tissue pathologies of turtles and other reptiles. Using computed tomography (CT) and microCT imaging ...

They pumped air into the turtles’ lungs as machines monitored heart rate and blood pressure. The vets then used lasers to meticulously burn or cut the tumors from the turtles. Thirty-five of the ...

A loggerhead sea turtle named Rocky paused briefly on the ... was found floating off North Hutchinson Island on Dec. 29 with a tear in the lung caused by a boat strike, Andy Dehart, the center's ...

"It’s very rewarding to see turtles like this be able to be taken ... Rocky suffered an injury from a boat strike that caused a tear in her lung. Now after six weeks of rehabilitation and ...

Encased in heavy armor of fused ribs and bony plates, an adult sea turtle is safe from all but the fiercest predatory fish. The smooth shell, oarlike flippers and massive lungs allow sea turtles ...

It scares me for our oceans and our planet.” The biologists here are finding internal tumors, not just in the turtles’ lungs, but also in their intestines, kidneys and even in their bones.

Turtle shells are unique in the animal kingdom. In order to be able to breathe in this inflexible casing, tortoises have a muscle sling which is attached to the shell to ventilate the lung.

Incorporation of the ribs into the turtle shell negates the costal movements that effect lung ventilation in other air-breathing amniotes. Instead, turtles have a unique abdominal-muscle-based ...

When the single lung was discovered ... is known about developmental abnormalities and soft tissue pathologies of turtles and other reptiles. Using computed tomography (CT) and microCT imaging ...

They pumped air into the turtles’ lungs as machines monitored heart rate and blood pressure. The vets then used lasers to meticulously burn or cut the tumors from the turtles. Thirty-five of the ...

OCEAN CONSERVATION THROUGH THE LENS OF SEA TURTLES. JUST OVER 50 YEARS OLD, ROCKY SUFFERED AN INJURY FROM A BOAT STRIKE. THAT CAUSE IT’S HERE IN HER LUNG. NOW, AFTER SIX WEEKS OF REHABILITATION ...