Nelly may be a tortoise, but he has one very unusual habit. He absolutely adores orange cats. The rescued Hermann’s tortoise was adopted from Feathers, Scales and Tails more than…
For baby sea turtles hatching along the beaches of Tulum, Mexico, the journey from nest to ocean is a life-or-death sprint. Loggerheads, leatherbacks and green sea turtles are all protected…
While walking along a quiet stretch of beach in the U.S. Virgin Islands a few years ago, Dr. Larry Wood noticed a faint rustle in a pile of dried leaves.…
Each year, the beaches of Veracruz, Mexico, transform into sacred nesting grounds as sea turtles emerge from the waves to lay their eggs. It’s a timeless ritual — one that…
One morning, Meagan Doyle’s husband, Tom, thought he was just heading out for work—until he stumbled upon an unexpected scene. Scattered across their driveway were dozens of baby snapping turtles,…
More than four decades ago, a tiny red-eared slider turtle hatched in the wilds of Missouri. Her journey through life should’ve been simple — sunning on logs, gliding through ponds…
When rescuers first met Molly, a mature loggerhead sea turtle, they could barely recognize the majestic creature beneath the weight of her suffering. Her shell was blanketed in barnacles, fishing…
As dawn broke over the shoreline, Miss Sayé Yabandeh sat quietly in meditation, soaking in the stillness before sunrise. When she finally stood to leave, something inside her urged her…
When Florida photographer Suzanne Cosme set out early one morning to capture the sunrise at House of Refuge beach, she was expecting the quiet beauty of the ocean — not…
What started as an ordinary day at sea quickly turned into a race against time. The crew of the Motor Yacht Daybreak was cruising through the open waters when something…
The wind was fierce that March afternoon off the coast of Malta, the sea whipped into whitecaps. As a kite surfer skimmed across the waves, something odd caught his eye…
When a Florida family booked a beach photoshoot on Sanibel Island, they expected a peaceful evening of ocean breezes, soft sand, and sunset smiles. They didn’t expect to share the…
While leading a whale-watching tour off the coast of Sri Lanka, Simon Lorenz, owner of Insider Divers, and his guests spotted what first appeared to be a clump of floating…
When diver and underwater photographer Mike Papish first noticed the enormous shape resting on the sea floor, he realized something was wrong. The giant loggerhead turtle — later named Lenny…
Kalani, a spirited Australian sea turtle, didn’t always shine the way she does today. Her journey began on a heartbreaking note earlier this year when she was found stranded on…
He tried playing music to a turtle in the park, and then 10 more showed up — so now he plays for them all the time 💚 Zac told Dodo…
A family strolling along the Gulf Coast of Texas thought they’d stumbled upon a strange lump of algae and barnacles washed ashore. But when they got closer, their curiosity turned…
When heavy rains flooded Zebadiah Wilkes’ pond, he and his young daughter, Cora, went outside to survey the damage. As they peered into the drain, they realized something was stuck…
On a bitterly cold day in January 2018, Captain Brandon Upton was out on the water near Corpus Christi, Texas, when he spotted something odd drifting in the waves. As…
Driving down a Florida highway last week, Lori Hall-Allen suddenly heard a deafening crash as something shattered through her windshield. For a moment, she thought the worst. “I thought somebody…
