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Scientists find ‘long-extinct’ giant tortoise alive in the Galápagos
Believed to be extinct for more than a century, a rare species of giant tortoise is in fact still alive. Scientists assumed that the chelonoidis phantasticus had died out more than a century ago. The species is better known as the ‘fantastic giant tortoise’ and is native to the Galápagos Fernandina island.
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Ancient Shellfish Sailed The Seas On The Shells Of Turtles
AsianScientist (Sep. 23, 2020) – Using detailed three-dimensional (3D) scans of fossilized shells, scientists in Japan have identified a species of mollusk that grew on living sea turtles about 100 million years ago. Their findings, which shed light on ancient parasitic or symbiotic relationships, have been published in Palaios.
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Inside the Booming White Sage Black Market
As “smudging” has been appropriated from Native American use, the selling of sage offers a cautionary tale for the wellness economy—one where the intentions of users can be subverted by suppliers, and many sellers have no idea of their impacts.
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Thousands of baby turtles released into sea off Bali
More than 10,000 baby turtles were released into the sea off the Indonesian island of Bali, as part of conservationists’ attempts to boost the population of a vulnerable species and promote environmental protection. Conservation groups carried crates each full of dozens of tiny turtles to the island’s Gianyar beach on Friday and encouraged local people and volunteers to line up on the sand and release the hatchlings together.
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With His Species-Saving Mission Complete, Diego the Tortoise Returns Home
When the giant Galapagos tortoise faced extinction, Diego answered the call.
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Diego the tortoise, father to hundreds and saviour of his species, finally retires
Diego, the giant Galápagos tortoise whose tireless efforts are credited with almost single-handedly saving his once-threatened species, has been put out to pasture on his native island after decades of breeding in captivity, Ecuador’s environment minister said. Diego was shipped out from the Galápagos national park’s breeding program on Santa Cruz to the remote and uninhabited Española.
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Rome: Woman fined for breaking Italy's quarantine to walk her turtle
Carbone said the turtle was "as big as a pizza" but not wearing a leash. But how big is a pizza? Family size?
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Species-saving tortoise returns to Galápagos
A giant tortoise whose legendary libido has been credited with saving his species from extinction is to return to the wild on the Galápagos Islands. Diego was among 14 male tortoises selected to take part in a breeding programme on Santa Cruz Island. The programme has been a success, producing more than 2,000 giant tortoises since it began in the 1960s.
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This tortoise had so much sex he saved his species. Now he's going home
A womanizing tortoise whose rampant sex life may have single-handedly saved his entire species from extinction has retired from his playboy lifestyle, returning to the wild with his mission accomplished. Diego's unstoppable libido was credited as a major reason for the survival of his fellow giant tortoises on Espanola, part of the Galapagos Islands, after being shipped over from San Diego zoo as part of a breeding program.
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Bra clasps save turtles lives
A North Carolina wildlife rescue came up with an ingenious way to mend cracked turtle shells.
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Injured Florida Tortoise Receives First-Ever Turtle Wheelchair
One very lucky Florida tortoise has been given a second chance at life thanks to his new, custom wheelchair. A tortoise named Scoot Reeves was injured by a front end loader in Milton, Florida. He was left with his back legs paralyzed and his shell cracked. Scoot was brought to Hillman Veterinary Clinic in Pensacola in bad shape and was at risk of being euthanized due to his poor quality of life. However, Vet Techs Sasha Corbett and Shannon Chavers figured out a way to get Scoot back on his feet again.
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Critically-endangered Madagascan tortoises hatch at Chester Zoo
Two critically-endangered tortoises the size of golf balls have hatched at Chester Zoo. The infants, born to mum Smoothsides, 50, and dad Burt, who is 75, are the first of their kind to be bred at the zoo for seven years. The radiated tortoises are being cared for in a climate-controlled breeding facility. They will eventually grow up to half a metre long and could live to be 100.
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Turtle meat - the ultimate survival diet?
How one family stayed alive while shipwrecked and adrift on the Pacific Ocean.
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Microplastics found in gut of every sea turtle in new study
Plastic was found in the gut of every single sea turtle examined in a new study, casting fresh light on the scale of plastic pollution in the world's oceans. The research, published in the journal Global Change Biology, examined more than 100 sea turtles of all seven species, across the Atlantic, Pacific and Mediterranean.
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Hundreds of Sea Turtles Freeze to Death in Cape Cod; Scientists Say Climate Change a Factor
Dozens of sea turtles were discovered frozen to death on beaches and in waters off Cape Cod, Massachusetts, this week and scientists say climate change may be to blame. In addition to the reported 173 sea turtles found dead over the Thanksgiving weekend, Jenette Kerr, communications coordinator for Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, told weather.com that nearly 600 cold-stunned sea turtles have been recovered since the season began on Oct. 22. Of those, more than 250 have died.
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Turtles have '22 per cent chance of dying' if they eat just one piece of plastic
Sea turtles have more than a one in five chance of dying after ingesting a single piece of plastic, a study by CSIRO researchers reveals. Scientists analysed almost 1000 washed-up turtles on Australian beaches and found a direct link between the amount of plastic consumed and the demise of the marine animal.
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'Single piece of plastic' can kill turtles
New study: Ingesting even a single piece of plastic exposes sea turtles to a 20% chance of death.
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Watch Amazonian Butterflies Take Sips of a Turtle's Salty Tears
Entomologist and adventurer Phil Torres hosts a popular YouTube Channel, The Jungle Diaries, where he shares insights and observations from his travels to remote areas around the world. Recently, a trip to the Peruvian Amazon afforded footage of eight different butterfly species alighting on tu
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Saving Turtles in Bali, Egg by Precious Egg
A largely volunteer effort to help vulnerable sea turtles is improving their plight in Indonesia.
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Prehistoric Reptilian Leatherbacked Nocturnal Beach Layers in Trinidad & Tobago |
I recently witnessed several Prehistoric Reptilian Leatherbacked Nocturnal Beach Layers crawling on to our shores late at night. Relax! There's no need to be afraid, this 100 million year old species pose absolutely no threat. In fact, it needs our protection. Still wondering what they are? I'm talking about Leatherback sea turtles. Leatherback Turtle at dawn after nesting Now After several drafts of this post I let a friend read it before publishing, his exact responses were, "I know that you like facts but, dig deep for your feelings" and "you're like a turtle!" I laughed and frowned. I then went back to the old keyboard, hopefully I was...
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