Oceanography
Hundreds of 'cold-shocked' sea turtles washed ashore
Experts at the New England Aquarium have rescued more than 200 critically ill sea turtles suffering from cold shock in Cape Cod Bay.
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Archeology
The terrifying sea monster is 10 meters long and has teeth enough to crush sea turtles
Today's great white sharks are still much less dangerous than their newly unearthed ancestral sea monster.
Oceanography
Discovered sea turtle carcasses washed up on the beach in Ba Ria-Vung Tau
When discovered by people, the sea turtle weighed about 80kg, was in a state of decomposition, was more than 1.1m long, had a shell 60cm wide, and was washed by the wave…
Animal world
What hasn't happened in modern times: World's rarest sea turtle lays eggs in Texas
Kemp's Ridley, the world's rarest sea turtle, recently surprised scientists when laying eggs on a beach in Texas, USA.
Animal world
Overwhelmed with thousands of turtles swimming ashore nesting eggs
The image of thousands of green turtles gathered at the edge of Australia's Great Barrier Reef during breeding season creates an interesting scene.
Animal world
Why is plastic a deadly attraction to sea turtles?
Scientists have new evidence to explain why plastic is dangerous to sea turtles: animals confuse the scent of plastic with food.
Oceanography
Florida sea turtles died after swallowing more than 100 pieces of plastic
Recently, the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton posted a picture of a dead turtle and hundreds of small pieces of plastic removed from its gut.
Oceanography
Sea turtles get their heads in water pipes to eat waste
Images of rare pineapple tortoise and a few fish feeding near the sewage pipes cause concern about pollution on Boracay Island.
Animal world
Male turtles become females because of global warming
Scientists warn, some populations of popular turtles may disappear.
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Why do sea turtles dive underwater?
Researchers have understood why sea turtles often feed and breed in shallow water or on land, but dive very deep in the ocean. People are watching and studying this rept…
Oceanography
Mysterious hundreds of dead sea turtles floating in the Pacific Ocean
It was found that nearly 400 sea turtles floated on the Pacific Ocean. The reason has not been clarified, but there has been a hypothesis given.
Oceanography
Thinking of alien creatures but
Most people will probably only see the appearance of a turtle without really knowing what it is like in their body.
Oceanography
The poisonous sea turtles of the jellyfish eat voraciously
Ocean marine biologist Johnny Gaskell shot a young green sea turtle tearing jellyfish tentacles as food in shallow waters around Hook Island, Queenland state.
Oceanography
The world's most bizarre discovery: Self-luminous sea turtles
Divers have discovered an extremely rare, shimmering tortoise tortoise swimming off the Solomon Islands, in the South Pacific waters.
Oceanography
Sea turtles are painful when the 12cm suction tube is removed from the nose
The clip back to the whole process of pulling the plastic straw tightly into the nostril, the turtle has received great attention from the online community right after a…