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This weeks London Zoo column from Karen London.

"I just know Dad would be really proud, Dad would be stoked," Robert Irwin said of the hatching of a turtle, whose species was discovered by and named after his dad, Steve Irwin.

The Bibb County jail holds people charged with everything from murder to tax fraud.

Steven Verren Baker, 43, was charged with abusing 15 turtles in an east Macon house, an arrest warrant read. He spent time in federal prison in 2019 for illegally selling turtles.

Steven Verren Baker, 43, was charged with abusing 15 turtles in an east Macon house, an arrest warrant read. He spent time in federal prison in 2019 for illegally selling turtles.

An Indian softshell turtle, weighing approximately 1 kilogram, was discovered stranded on a roadside near Subroto Park, New Delhi. - Rare, Endangered Turtle And Python Rescued From Delhi By Wildlife SOS

This weeks London Zoo column from Karen London.

Traces of ancient DNA have been found preserved in a fossilized sea turtle dating back to six million years ago.

A travel guide to Costa Ricas Playa Grande.

The leatherback sea turtle is the largest of all turtles. These gigantic reptiles can reach up to six feet in length and weigh upwards of 1,200 pounds, dwarfing all other sea turtles. Their name derives from the leathery skin which covers their bodies and forms their shells. This thick, rubbery skin is black in color and unlike the hard, bony carapaces of other turtles. Leatherback sea turtles have an average lifespan of 70-80 years in the wild.