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Ocean Plastic Smells Great to Sea Turtles

发表于 2020-03-20 algae turtles smells

Ocean plastic gets covered with algae and other marine organisms, making it smell delicious to sea turtles—with potentially deadly results. Learn more about you…

Imperiled Freshwater Turtles Are Eating Plastics--Science Is Just Revealing the Threat

发表于 2021-04-01 plastics imperiled freshwater

We know a lot about how sea turtles are threatened by our trash, but new research has just uncovered an underreported threat hiding inside lakes and rivers. Lea…

'Chatty Turtles' Flip the Script on the Evolutionary Origins of Vocalization in Animals

发表于 2022-12-03 vocalization chatty turtles

Recordings of more than 50 species of turtles and other animals help scientists reassess the origins of acoustic communication in vertebrates. Learn more about …

Turtles Not Among the "Silent Majority" of Reptiles

发表于 2014-09-05 turtles reptiles silent

Biologists have identified at least 11 different sounds in the turtle repertoire—but they still have no idea what they mean. Christopher Intagliata reports Lear…