Category: turtles

Pet Turtles Carry Salmonella

March 23, 2023
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Q: Our son wants to adopt a turtle from his friend, who has become bored with his pet. Is there any reason not to agree? A: Pet turtles commonly carry Salmonella bacteria, which can cause bloody diarrhea, vomiting, fever and abdominal pain in humans. Youngsters are most often affected. So, take into account your son’s…

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Discovering the Ancient Colors of Yucatan | Documentary

February 9, 2023
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This film is unavailable in Switzerland, San Marino, Italy, and Holy See (Vatican City State) because of territorial licensing. A trip to the Yucatan Peninsula, amid Caribbean colors and history—that part of Mexico is dedicated to tourism, inhabited by the Maya, and with amazing seabeds where turtles and whale sharks come to breed. …

Turtle Espionage: Beach Walkers Asked to Help Discover and Protect Nests

January 13, 2023
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Metres away from the Gold Coast’s built-up tourist strips, female turtles are engaging in a secret mission under cover of night to the sand dunes where they can safely lay and bury their eggs. The journey, which happens every two to three years, sees the female turtles emerge from the ocean on warm summer nights up the…

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Floods Hit Habitat of Bottom-Breathing Turtles

January 17, 2022
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Renowned biologist and turtle conservationist Colin Limpus has said he fears that Queensland’s torrential rain in recent days has wreaked havoc on the habitat of the iconic bottom-breathing turtle. The flooding from former cyclone Seth dumped a torrential amount of rain over the catchment of Mary River, where the turtle calls home, peaking just short of…

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Study: Sea Turtles Found to Be Ingesting Large Amounts of Plastic

August 6, 2021
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Researchers from the United Kingdom and Australia have found that small juvenile marine turtles from several species are ingesting large quantities of plastic, a form of pollution that affects more than just turtles. The scientists studied 121 juvenile turtles, including green turtles, loggerhead turtles, flatback turtles, olive ridley turtles, and hawksbill turtles. The specimens, which…

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