sea turtle
noun
: any of two families (Cheloniidae and Dermochelyidae) of widely distributed marine turtles that have the feet modified into paddles and that include the green turtle, leatherback, hawksbill, loggerhead, and ridley
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The region contains a rich biodiversity of marine and deep sea species and is important to the migration of whales, sea turtles, and various fish.
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Ed Cara / Gizmodo, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024
The second-largest species of sea turtle, green sea turtles live in tropical and subtropical oceans all over the world.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 Apr. 2024
Enjoy sweeping views of the Indian River Lagoon with easy access to swimming, boating, diving, bird watching, kayaking, paddle boarding, surfing, and even sea turtle spotting.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 18 Mar. 2024
Researchers illuminated the scene with a special red light that is less intrusive to nesting sea turtles and hatchlings.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2024
Those acrylic panels include two massive ones for the Gulf of Mexico habitat: a 400,000-gallon tank that will provide an expansive view of coral reef formations, sharks, rays, sea turtles and a variety of fish.
—Michael Moore Jr., Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024
After a quick health check to make sure no injuries were sustained during the journey, the turtles, 33 Kemp’s ridley sea turtles and one green sea turtle -- were walked out to knee-deep water by crew members, Overmeyer said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2024
Moths, for example, can congregate around street lights to the point of exhaustion, while sea turtle hatchlings can die after becoming disoriented by artificial lighting near the shore.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024
Within the preserve, visitors will also find more than 200 archeological sites with evidence of 6,000-plus years of human life, dolphins, migratory birds, and possibly a sighting of a rare West Indian manatee or loggerhead sea turtle.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 20 Mar. 2024
Ed Cara / Gizmodo, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024
The second-largest species of sea turtle, green sea turtles live in tropical and subtropical oceans all over the world.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 Apr. 2024
Enjoy sweeping views of the Indian River Lagoon with easy access to swimming, boating, diving, bird watching, kayaking, paddle boarding, surfing, and even sea turtle spotting.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 18 Mar. 2024
Researchers illuminated the scene with a special red light that is less intrusive to nesting sea turtles and hatchlings.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2024
Those acrylic panels include two massive ones for the Gulf of Mexico habitat: a 400,000-gallon tank that will provide an expansive view of coral reef formations, sharks, rays, sea turtles and a variety of fish.
—Michael Moore Jr., Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024
After a quick health check to make sure no injuries were sustained during the journey, the turtles, 33 Kemp’s ridley sea turtles and one green sea turtle -- were walked out to knee-deep water by crew members, Overmeyer said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2024
Moths, for example, can congregate around street lights to the point of exhaustion, while sea turtle hatchlings can die after becoming disoriented by artificial lighting near the shore.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024
Within the preserve, visitors will also find more than 200 archeological sites with evidence of 6,000-plus years of human life, dolphins, migratory birds, and possibly a sighting of a rare West Indian manatee or loggerhead sea turtle.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 20 Mar. 2024
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