6.5K views · 105 reactions | It’s that time of year! Our box turtles were breeding! (Terrapene carolina) | Kentucky Reptile Zoo | Facebook

770K views · 4.1K reactions | Check out the fascinating science behind the evolution of the turtle shell, over 260 million years in the making: | TED-Ed | Facebook

Turtle mating season is here 💟 🐢 〰️ Every Summer, sea #turtles mate along the Great Barrier Reef. Males compete for a chance to mate with a female, as captured in this video by Master Reef Guides Jacinta Shackleton. The successful male uses special hooks on his front flippers to grip tightly onto the female. 〰️ When you are around sea turtles, either above or below the ocean's surface, never touch, grab or lean on turtles, hatchlings or eggs and do not try to feed these amazing animals. Find e

5K views · 60 reactions | Turtle mating  It's that time of year when #turtles get it on to produce the next generation to swim the seas. Did you know both male and female turtles will mate with a number of partners? The females store sperm in their bodies to fertilise the three to seven clutches of eggs laid during the season.  IG: i.am.animal #LovetheReef Visit Queensland, Australia Master Reef Guides Southern Great Barrier Reef | Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority | Facebook

"Hundreds of olive ridley sea turtles began their synchronized nesting, as they made their way up the beach to lay eggs in Costa Rica." From ABC News . . #seaturtles #turtles #nature #wildlife | Help Asheville Bears-HAB

337K views · 4.2K shares | TURTLES EVERYWHERE | Drone footage captured thousands of sea turtles nesting near Australia's Great Barrier Reef.  | WRTV | Facebook