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an ancient sea turtle swims with a mosasaur and ancient cephalopods
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Ancient Turtle

The first fully marine turtles emerged during the Cretaceous Period, a span of time...
an imagined illustration of an ancient sea turtle ancestor
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An Ancient Turtle

Eunotosaurus, a reptile who lived about 260 million years ago during the Permian...
A skeleton of a sea turtle ancestor
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One Large Turtle: Protostega gigas

This Protostega gigas is a species of extinct sea turtle from 85 million years ago....
a cold-stunned sea turtle is rescued
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Cold and Stunned

Leah Desrochers, an employee of the Massachusetts Audubon Society, holds a stranded...
a hawksbill turtle eye
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Eye of the Turtle

A closeup of a hawksbill turtle eye. ...
A green sea turtle swims
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A Green Sea Turtle

Sea turtles are adapted for a life at sea. Their streamline shell and flippers make...
a sea turtle hold four elephants and the world on its back
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Weight of the World

In Hindu mythology, the earth is supported by four elephants standing on the back...
baby turtles emerge from nest
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Baby Turtles

Temperature determines the sex of a baby turtle as it grows in the egg. Rising...
a loggerhead turtle swimming
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Loggerhead Turtle

A loggerhead turtle is one of the seven sea turtle species. ...
a sea turtle comes up for a breath of air
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Up for a Breath

Sea turtles, including this Kemp's ridley, must come to the surface to breathe air....
a sea turtle digs a nest near houses
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Nesting in the Neighborhood

Sea turtles often nest near development where human activity can disrupt the baby...
a sea turtle swims toward the surface
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Sea Turtle Goes Up for Air

Sea turtles spend the majority of their life at sea. Even though they spend most of...

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