r/TurtleFacts • u/FillsYourNiche • Jun 19 '20
Article Sea turtles can carry more than 100,000 tiny animals on their shells
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r/TurtleFacts • u/FillsYourNiche • Jul 18 '19
Article An Underpass for Turtles in Wisconsin Is Saving Dozens of the Little Guys’ Lives
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r/TurtleFacts • u/RadioactiveTentacles • Jun 08 '16
Article Turtles have what is called negligible senescence, meaning that they are theoretically immortal!
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r/TurtleFacts • u/crumbbelly • Jun 03 '16
Article The Giant Tortoise did not receive a scientific name for over 300 years due to the failure of delivery of specimens to Europe for classification due to their great taste - all were eaten on the voyage back by sailors, even by Charles Darwin.
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r/TurtleFacts • u/robotortoise • Aug 15 '16
Article A Reptile Dysfunction: How Sulcata Tortoises Became America's Most Adorable Mistake
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r/TurtleFacts • u/FillsYourNiche • May 25 '20
Article Aussie Ark commits to turtle conservation on World Turtle Day
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r/TurtleFacts • u/FillsYourNiche • Nov 24 '18
Article 190 sea turtles found frozen to death along Cape Cod Mass Audubon said a “once in a lifetime weather system” of “gale force winds,” cold temperatures and high tide caused the migrating turtles to freeze.
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r/TurtleFacts • u/FillsYourNiche • May 31 '18
Article Florida brewery unveils six-pack rings that feed sea turtles rather than kill them
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r/TurtleFacts • u/remotectrl • Aug 12 '16
Article The Ancient Greek playwright Aeschylus was reportedly killed when an eagle dropped a tortoise on his head. Eagles are among the few predators of tortoises as they can break their shells by flinging them from great height.
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r/TurtleFacts • u/FillsYourNiche • Jul 21 '19
Article Turtle Returns to Wetlands Group That Saved Her 19 Years Ago
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r/TurtleFacts • u/FillsYourNiche • Sep 21 '18
article More than 100 hawksbill turtle eggs hatch in Sentosa; fourth turtle hatching there since 1996
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r/TurtleFacts • u/wwwwolf • Apr 28 '16
Article Turtles take surprisingly many shapes and forms. One of the weirdest-looking turtles is Cantor's Giant Softshell Turtle, who probably has to say "No, guys, I'm not a mole, literally and figuratively" many times a day.
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r/TurtleFacts • u/FillsYourNiche • Jan 03 '19
Article Sea turtle returned to ocean in Hobe Sound after 2016 shark attack
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r/TurtleFacts • u/FillsYourNiche • Apr 09 '18
article Researchers say 2018 sea turtle nesting season could be record-breaking
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r/TurtleFacts • u/FillsYourNiche • Dec 15 '18
article A new study suggests that projected increases in air temperatures, rainfall inundation, and blistering solar radiation could significantly reduce hawksbill hatching success at a selection of major nesting beaches.
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r/TurtleFacts • u/FillsYourNiche • Oct 10 '18
article Sea Turtle Rescued After Plastic Spoon Found Stuck In Turtles Mouth
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r/TurtleFacts • u/FillsYourNiche • Sep 14 '18
article The more plastic a turtle ingests the higher the chance of death. For an average-sized turtle (about 45cm long) eating 14 plastic items equates to a 50% chance of being fatal. That’s not to say that a turtle can eat 13 pieces of plastic without harm. Even a single piece can potentially kill a turtle
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r/TurtleFacts • u/wwwwolf • Jun 11 '16
Article Until late 1980s, the snapping turtles occasionally spotted in New York City sewer system were universally classified as "ambush predators". Since then, they're unofficially classified as "ninjas".
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r/TurtleFacts • u/FillsYourNiche • Apr 15 '18
article 70 healthy Green turtle hatchings were released by the National Park and Wildlife Services (NPWS), Gumbaynggirr Elders and volunteers at Boambee beach, Australia, at sunset April 14.
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r/TurtleFacts • u/life4life12 • May 23 '16
Article Turtles can live up to 184 Years Old!
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r/TurtleFacts • u/Mr___Meowgi • Mar 31 '16
Article Butterflies drink turtle tears for sodium.
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r/TurtleFacts • u/FillsYourNiche • Oct 13 '18
article Researchers say strong winds and tides in the ocean have brought close to 60 back to Jacksonville area beaches
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r/TurtleFacts • u/FillsYourNiche • Jul 01 '18
article Rescued, injured sea turtles find new home in North Texas
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