Where young sea turtles spend their early lives has always been a mystery - until now
Young sea turtles actively swim and choose their paths instead of drifting. New satellite tracking reveals their movements.
Dancing Baby Sea Turtles Help Researchers Unravel the Mysteries of Their Navigational Superpowers
Loggerhead turtles can identify specific magnetic signatures, according to a new study, hinting at how the aquatic reptiles manage to return to the same foraging and nesting sites over and over again
Scientists solve the mystery of sea turtles’ ‘lost years’
For decades, scientists have wondered about what happens during the so-called lost years between when tiny hatchlings leave the beach and when they return to coastlines nearly grown — a span of about one to 10 years. New research published Tuesday begins to fill in that gap.
Scientists finally solve the mystery of sea turtles’ ‘lost years’
Scientists finally solve the mystery of sea turtles’ ‘lost years’ - A large portion of their lives have been a mystery
Watch baby sea turtles do a happy dance (video)
Loggerhead sea turtles do an excited "turtle dance" when anticipating food. It's adorable, of course, but it has also allowed scientists to understand better how the turtles navigate. Scientists have theorized that sea turtles memorize coordinates to navigate using a magnetic "map.
Sea Turtles Dance to Orientate With Earth's Magnetic Field, Study Reveals
Dancing turtles have proved for the first time that some animals use Earth's magnetic field to create a personal map of their favorite spots, scientists said Wednesday.
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Scientists solve turtle mystery
Using satellite trackers, scientists have discovered the whereabouts of young sea turtles during a key part of their lives.
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UCF researchers advance knowledge about juvenile sea turtle’s early life stage, informing conservation efforts
In a new study, biology researchers from the College of Sciences’ UCF Marine Turtle Research Group studied the dispersal ...