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.

"This, I thought, is how to confront the cruelty of the word," writes Sy Montgomery near the end of her enchanting "Of Time and Turtles." She's talking about saving turtles, most of them smashed while ...

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 ...