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Buried before birth: How turtle hatchlings dig their way to the surface

Being buried alive sounds like a nightmare, but it is just the beginning for green turtles. This turtle species starts its ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Springtime brings baby turtles, here’s what to do if you find hatchlings

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Best turtle tank setup for happy aquatic turtles

While adult turtles need large tanks, hatchling turtles can be temporarily kept in turtle tank setups designed specifically ...
EurekAlert!

Scientists use tiny ‘backpacks’ on turtle hatchlings to observe their movements

New research suggests that green turtle hatchlings ‘swim' to the surface of the sand, rather than ‘dig’, in the period between hatching and emergence. The findings have important implications for ...
Townsville Bulletin

Constant rain might trigger male turtle boom as hatchings begin

Are you ready for baby turtle season? We asked a Maggie Island expert how to navigate nesting turtles this summer, and find ...
WFLA News Channel 8

2600+ sea turtle hatchlings on Anna Maria Island so far this season

ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla. (WFLA) — Hatching season is in full swing at Anna Maria Island, and thousands of baby sea turtles have already made their way to the ocean this year. Anna Maria Island Turtle ...
Post and Courier

Experts predicted a banner year for sea turtle nesting. The turtles had other thoughts.

So far this year, some 90,000 loggerhead turtle hatchlings have emerged from their sandy nests on a pair of beaches located within the Cape Romain National Wildlife. And this wasn’t even a great year ...