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Turtle covered in thick green algae sparks concern after unusual video surfaces

"Turtles usually can shed their scutes to prevent this; maybe this little guy has a health issue." ...

Turtles All the Way Down to … What Exactly?

The origin of turtles has puzzled scientists. A new study provides more evidence that these shelled reptiles share a common ...
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The Truth About What’s Inside a Turtle Shell

Cartoons often suggest turtles wear shells like removable armor. Those stories show turtles stepping out, swapping shells, or treating them like clothing. Biology disagrees. A turtle shell is not an ...
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The Living Record: What Turtle Shells Tell Us About a Changing Sea

Scuba Diving Snorkeling at Great Barrier Reef Cairns Port Douglas (Sea Turtle, Giant Clam, Hard Cora, Shark, School of Fish, Soft Coral, Great Visibility, Pufferfish)© Kitjapat Film/Shutterstock.com ...
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How sea turtles navigate thousands of miles back to their natal beach decades later

The Imprint Happens on the Very First Night A loggerhead sea turtle hatchling weighs about 20 grams when it breaks out of its ...
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Why does the New England Aquarium tag rehabilitated sea turtles before returning them to the ocean?

Released turtles have satellite tags affixed to their shell. Some also have smaller acoustic tags. A Senior Animal Care ...
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32-million-year-old turtle shell found on Alabama's Gulf Coast leads to discovery of new species

For years, the Coleman family's fishing trips on the Alabama Gulf Coast were routine. But in 2021, their outing near a riverbank led to an odd find: the shell of a 32-million-year-old leatherback sea ...