A Gulf Coast box turtle named Moses, missing both of its back legs, is getting a second chance at mobility thanks to a caring ...

Aquarist makes an updated version of his turtle wheelchair after suggestions from Reddit and Instagram.

Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut collaborates with New Balance and Adia to create a prosthetic harness for Charlotte, a green ...

The sea creature arrived at San Diego's Birch Aquarium in 2014 Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor in Journalism.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While the name may sound silly, bubble butt syndrome (or positive buoyancy syndrome) comes with some serious injuries to a ...

Sea turtles can survive being struck by a boat propeller — but as they heal from the trauma, their shells often change shape, bulging from air building up within their bodies. That throws the animals' ...

The rescuer in Australia's eastern victoria patching up shattered shells and saving turtles from certain death.

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Charlotte, a green sea turtle at Connecticut's Mystic Aquarium, wears a custom 3D-printed prosthetic harness on his backside. Charlotte, who was named before they realized he was a boy, was hit by a ...