turtles
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Sea Level Rise Will Wash Away Sea Turtle Breeding Grounds
Climate change is coming for sea turtles and their critical breeding grounds throughout the Americas and Australia. In a new study in Scientific Reports, researchers report that rapid sea level rising is likely to swallow up beaches where sea turtles lay their eggs.
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Prehistoric Melbourne Was Once a Paradise for Tropical Pig-Nosed Turtles
The pig-nosed turtle, an endangered freshwater turtle native to the Northern Territory and southern New Guinea, is unique in many respects. Unlike most freshwater turtles, it is almost completely adapted to life in water. It has paddle-like flippers similar to sea turtles, a snorkel-like “pig-nose” to help it breathe while staying submerged, and eggs that…
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‘Bizarre’ Land Turtle Somehow Survived Mass Extinction That Killed The Dinosaurs
Very few land turtles managed to survive the meteor that wiped out the dinosaurs, but at least one species of primitive turtle managed to fend off extinction in the northern hemisphere, according to new fossils found in France.
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Turtle Returns To Beach To Lay Eggs, But Garbage Humans Have Paved It Over With A Runway
Sea turtles are famous for returning to the exact spot they were born to lay their eggs. That’s exactly what this green sea turtle tried to do on Tuesday, only to find her beachy home had been turned into a runway.