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Loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) are pretty loyal marine reptiles. Even with their roughly 8,000-mile-long migrations across oceans, they consistently return to the same feeding and ...

To juvenile loggerhead sea turtles, a tasty squid might as well be a disco ball. When they sense food—or even think some might be nearby—these reptiles break into an excited dance. They tilt ...

When a hatching sea turtle first pokes its head above the sand and scrambles to the sea, a watching child might ask how the turtle knows where to go and how girl turtles know to come back one day ...

Scientists have discovered a new reason for turtles to dance for joy: Loggerhead sea turtles seem able to discern and remember magnetic field signatures, which could help them find food.

Chennai: In January 2025, over 1,100 olive ridley sea turtles washed ashore in Tamil Nadu, primarily near Chennai, likely due to illegal fishing practices that trapped the turtles, preventing them ...

By learning to associate a magnetic field with a food, this cute display has helped indicate that the sea turtles have two distinct geomagnetic senses to help them navigate during their epic ocean ...

Sea turtles, like Echo, are often displaced after hurricanes, requiring care to survive and return to the wild. The Gulf Specimen Marine Lab works to support the endangered sea turtle population ...