Two dozen cold-stunned sea turtles released in Galveston after being cared for by Houston Zoo
The sea turtles, ranging in size from 3 to 35 pounds, were released by the Zoo’s sea turtle team and TAMU Galveston’s Gulf ...
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Green Sea Turtle
The green turtle is a large, weighty sea turtle with a wide, smooth carapace, or shell. It inhabits tropical and subtropical coastal waters around the world and has been observed clambering onto ...
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Sea turtles are surviving—despite us
One female green turtle was struck by a ship just down the road, near the world’s ninth busiest seaport. The impact crushed her shell, carving out a jagged three-pound wedge as big as an iron.
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What are sea turtles named after?
What’s in a name? When it comes to sea turtles, it turns out, a pretty distinguishing trait. “The animal kingdom is filled ...
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Some sea turtles are laying eggs earlier in response to climate change
A 1-degree-Celsius change in water temperature prompts sea turtles in Northern Cyprus to lay eggs nearly a week earlier on average.
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Florida sea turtles set to nest again this summer; conservationists hope hurricanes stay away
It's sea turtle nesting season. Dont forget to turn out your lights at night on the beach and stay away from momma sea ...
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Climate change could make more turtles female – but some are starting to adapt
For individual green turtles, we confirmed that the temperature ... nests laid too close to the high water line we have seen a big population increase in the green turtles at our study site ...