An image of a creature in a swampy environment with body parts reminiscent of a turtle, octopus, and, perhaps, a crustacean have repeatedly been shared with various false or satirical backstories.

PORT ANGELES — Coinciding with the launch of their first book together, “The Book of Turtles,” New York Times bestselling science writer Sy Montgomery and illustrator Matt Patterson are visiting the ...

Sammy and Ray, leatherback turtles and friends forever, are enjoying an atoll's water and sand, shepherding new hatchlings Ricky and Ella out to sea. Suddenly, a poacher swoops in and ships them off ...