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  1. 1 day ago · Dive into these 10 incredible turtle facts and prepare to view these slow-moving reptiles in a whole new light. Table of Contents. 1. The Oldest Turtle Lived 188 Years. 2. Turtles Have Existed for 220 Million Years. 3. Turtle Shells Are Part of Their Skeleton. 4.

  2. 1 day ago · 01 October 2024. Baby sea turtlesswim’ up from buried nests to the open air. Turtle hatchlings, which can begin life up to a metre deep in sand, point their heads towards the surface and ...

  3. 6 hours ago · 1. Introduction. When sea turtles hatch from their eggs, they are immediately confronted with the arduous task of digging out of their nest. Hatchlings are buried below approximately 4500 cm 3 of sand, and they must dig vertically 30–80 cm to reach the surface, a process that takes 3–7 days [1,2].

  4. 5 days ago · Dall’s porpoises are fast swimmers. They can reach speeds of up to 55 kilometers per hour, darting through the water like torpedoes. These porpoises have striking black and white coloring, similar to an orca. Dall’s porpoises often ride the bow waves of boats, leaping and splashing in playful bursts.

  5. 3 days ago · Longline fisheries are a well-recognized threat to sea turtles. But a new study finds that local, small-scale fisheries cause significantly greater mortality, harvesting up to 97% of the ~12,000 turtles killed each year in the Solomon Islands.

  6. 5 days ago · The turtles were gently dropped into the Atlantic off the Azores, swimming past Medway’s crew who had gathered on the flight deck to watch the repatriation. “As professional mariners, many of us are keen to do what we can to reduce the loss of biodiversity at sea,” said Rod Jones, the Royal Navy’s senior maritime environmental protection advisor.

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  8. 4 days ago · Royal Navy patrol ship crew have released six rare turtles back into the wild in the North Atlantic after they washed up on UK shores. While en route to the Caribbean, the Portsmouth-based patrol ...