Aquatic turtles have webbed feet or flippers – to help propel them through the water. The semi-aquatic turtles that spend some time in the water, some on land, tend to have webbed feet with ...

An adolescent loggerhead sea turtle named Dilly Dally crawled into the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday morning, months after having a front flipper amputated at a Florida turtle hospital.

Most freshwater turtles have paws with webbed fingers, while sea turtles have flippers with fused bones. However, pig-nosed turtles have a combination of the two-flippers with elongated fingers.

With their protective shell, this now endangered species has survived mass extinctions and lives throughout the world – including as pets in our home. Here are some more fun facts about pet turtles.

An adolescent loggerhead sea turtle named Dilly Dally crawled into the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday morning, months after having a front flipper amputated at a Florida turtle hospital.

People look on as an adolescent loggerhead sea turtle named Dilly-Dally, whose front flipper was amputated after she was rescued in January suffering from predator wounds, crawls toward the ...