The green turtle is a large, weighty sea turtle with a wide, smooth carapace, or shell. It inhabits tropical and subtropical coastal waters around the world and has been observed clambering onto ...

They're also some of the only animals that can breathe with their butts. You see, inside a turtle shell is a very particular respiratory system. Wojakowski: You will see the lungs towards the top ...

Ammonites' shells make the animals look most like nautiluses ... Zoë explains, 'Nautilus survived probably because it lives deeper in the ocean. Deeper environments were less affected by what was ...

Around the Ocean in 80 Fish & Other Sea Life is a beautifully illustrated journey that introduces readers to various inhabitants of the five oceans. Each turn of the page reveals a new animal—with ...

Repair of injured turtle shells can be difficult and time-consuming ... of head or neurological dysfunction present because animals may drown if they are unable to lift their heads.

The more acidic the ocean, the faster the shells dissolve. By using energy to repair or thicken their shells, animals' abilities to grow and reproduce may be negatively affected. While some animals ...