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The loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) is a species of oceanic turtle distributed throughout the world. It is a marine reptile, belonging to the family Cheloniidae.The average loggerhead measures around 90 cm (35 in) in carapace length when fully grown.
In contrast to their earth-bound relatives, tortoises, sea turtles do not have the ability to retract their heads into their shells. Their plastron, which is the bony plate making up the underside of a turtle or tortoise's shell, is comparably more reduced from other turtle species and is connected to the top part of the shell by ligaments without a hinge separating the pectoral and abdominal ...
A 300-pound loggerhead turtle was freed by Palm Beach's sea ... The 300-pound female wedged itself between a semi-exposed cluster of rocks near the Palm Beach Country Club on North Ocean Boulevard ...
The diets of the hawksbill sea turtle, loggerhead sea turtle, and Kemp's ridley sea turtle species have also been affected by the oil's role in the reduction of certain sponges and invertebrates. Extended exposure has been found to deteriorate the health of a sea turtle in general, making it more weak and vulnerable to a variety of other threats.
A rehabilitated sea turtle was released back into the Atlantic Ocean from a Florida beach Wednesday morning. Willow, a subadult loggerhead, was set free in the area behind the Loggerhead ...
A 2-year-old boy has died of injuries suffered in a collision with an Ocean City Tram on Tuesday night. Here's what we know so far.
In the North Pacific, 80% of the loggerhead turtle diet consists of neuston prey, [10] and nearly 30% of the Laysan albatross's diet is neuston. [11] Diverse pelagic and reef fish species live at the surface when young, [ 12 ] including commercially important fish species like the Atlantic cod , salmon , and billfish .
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