Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Golden ghost crabs go after hatchlings during western Australia’s nesting season. “Previous studies are mostly limited to evidence ...

Ocypode convexa commonly known as the golden ghost crab in endemic to the west coast of Australia. Image supplied: Dr Casper Avenant, Edith Cowan University. Research by Edith Cowan University and the ...

This hatchling was saved from the claws of a ghost crab during Tropical Storm Debby. Members of the Sea Turtle Conservation Project Project, who rescued it, named it Little Debby after the storm. Beth ...

DESTIN, Fla. (WKRG) — The summer tourist season is about to start on the Emerald Coast. Prior to millions of visitors packing the beaches, marine animals that call this area home will be coming ashore ...

Every year, sea turtles hatch on Florida's beaches and make their way from the sand to the ocean—a critical journey that determines their chances of survival. As these hatchlings navigate obstacles ...

When diamondback terrapins spy bait sitting in a crab pot, they often push their way inside to feast, only to get stuck. Terrapins, a small and vulnerable species, use lungs to breathe and can drown ...

Sargassum swimming crabs live in floating seaweed in the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico (renamed by the U.S. government as Gulf of America). They are camouflaged and small but aggressive ...

A small loggerhead turtle, just minutes old, survived two perils that could have and should have ended its young life. But thanks to the good eyes and quick responses of some human volunteers, the ...