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Up to 64,000 green sea turtles come to this remote island to breed and lay their eggs. But why do they all come here?
When the cannery that opened in Marshallberg, a little village in Down East Carteret County, in 1937 ran out of oysters, tomatoes or other crops to can, they turned to canning sea turtles, writes ...
A sea turtle's shell is a masterpiece. A study reveals that marine turtle shells combine flexibility and strength to protect against predators like sharks and stress while optimizing movement. This ...
Mystic Aquarium’s Animal Rescue Program and its partners at Jekyll Island’s Georgia Sea Turtle Center released 22 juvenile ...
Sea turtle shells balance strength, flexibility, and speed to ensure survival. A new study reveals surprising differences ...
Connecticut’s Mystic Aquarium released 22 sea turtles that were found cold-stunned and stranded on Cape Cod back into the ...
Our role is to give these sea turtles a second chance at life, improve their chances of long-term survival, and create potential for future hatchlings and growth of the species." ...
Mystic Aquarium released 22 sea turtles back into the Atlantic Ocean Wednesday, April 9, according to a release.
The next few minutes will be, by far, the most dangerous of a turtle’s entire life. If it manages to reach the sea, the youngster swims to comparative safety. Thousands of Atlantic green sea ...
Nineteen sea turtles that were rehabilitated in Missouri after suffering the effects of cold water temperatures in New England were released this past week into the Atlantic Ocean off of ...