Tag Archive for 'Green turtle'

Biologging 3D movement data revealed circling behaviors in marine animals. Image credit: Narazaki et al., doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.102221.

Mysterious Circling Behavior Found in Marine Animals

Mar 22, 2021 by News Staff

In a paper published in the journal iScience, a team of marine biologists from Japan, the United States and France reports the discovery of circling behavior...

A green turtle swiping the stinging jellyfish (Cyanea barkeri) in the water column at Hook Island, Queensland, Australia, taken June 2017. Image credit: Fujii et al, doi: 10.7717/peerj.4565.

Study: Marine Turtles Use Their Flippers to Manipulate Prey

Mar 29, 2018 by News Staff

According to a new study published online in the journal PeerJ, foraging marine turtles use flippers to handle prey despite the limbs being evolutionarily...

The green turtle (Chelonia mydas). Image credit: Brocken Inaglory / CC BY-SA 3.0.

Young Sea Turtles Very Active Swimmers, Marine Biologists Say

Apr 10, 2015 by News Staff

According to a new study published in the journal Current Biology, young sea turtles don’t just passively drift in ocean currents during a period known...

Yao Ming and Frederick Yeh release an endangered sea turtle back to nature. Image credit: Sea Turtles 911.

Basketball Star Saves Endangered Green Turtles

Jun 26, 2014 by News Staff

The former NBA star Yao Ming has teamed up with non-profit organization Sea Turtles 911 and Hainan Normal University to save Green turtles (Chelonia mydas). Yao...