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Six Arrested With 955 Live Gangetic Turtles In Nagpur, Bhopal, Chennai
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) apprehended 6 people with 955 live baby Gangetic turtles of different species at Nagpur, Bhopal and Chennai on Saturday, an official statement said.
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Rare Baby Albino Galapagos Giant Tortoise Makes Public Debut, Internet Delighted
A zoo in Switzerland has welcomed a rare albino Galapagos giant tortoise. The zoo posted a "never before seen" photo of the baby tortoise on its Facebook page on Friday. The two tortoises were born as part of a conservation program.
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1.48 Crore Olive Ridley Turtles Born At Odisha Beach
A total of 1.48 crore baby turtles of the endangered Olive Ridley species have emerged out of the eggshells at the Gahirmatha beach in Odisha's Kendrapara district, officials said on Saturday.
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Watch: Over 350 Baby Turtles Released Into The Sea By Andhra Government
Turtles are back along the coastlines of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. The forest department of the Andhra Pradesh government released over 350 turtles into the sea on Wednesday. A video of the baby turtles waddling into the sea is being widely shared by netizens.
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Indonesian Baby Sea Turtles Make A Break For Freedom
Newly hatched, dozens of baby turtles flipped and flopped their way down a beach towards the crashing waves of the Indian Ocean, under the watchful gaze of conservationists at an Indonesian national park.
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Rare White Sea Turtle Found On Beach. See Viral Pics
Volunteers at a South Carolina beach made a surprising discovery on Sunday - a rare white sea turtle hatchling. The Kiawah Island Turtle Patrol spotted the white-coloured baby turtle crawling across the sand while checking sea turtle nests on the beach.
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Video: Baby Turtle With Two Heads Discovered In Virginia
A rare two-headed baby turtle has been discovered in the US state of Virginia.
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Forest Officials In Rameswaram Release Over 200 Baby Turtles Into Sea
The forest department officials on Sunday released as many as 245 baby turtles into the sea. The turtles were hatched out of the 259 eggs collected on January 18.
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"No Reproduction": Warming Climate Turning Baby Sea Turtles Into 1 Gender
She emerged from the ocean just before midnight, clambering up the shore as her ancestors have for 200 million years. Only stars glowed on this remote beach, where the sea turtle arrived to lay her eggs. She dodged plastic, fishing nets and oil spills to get this far. But another threat to her species lurks in the ground: sand temperatures that fos...
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Heartbreaking Pic Shows Dead Baby Turtle Found With 104 Plastic Pieces In Belly
A baby turtle that washed up in Boca Raton, Florida, died shortly after it was found by the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center last week. It had 104 pieces of plastic in its stomach.
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Two-Headed Baby Turtle Dies Days After Being Found In Malaysia
A two-headed baby turtle has been born in Malaysia, captivating conversationists, but it only survived a few days after being discovered.
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Lakhs Of Baby Olive Ridley Turtles Buried Alive After Heavy Rain Hits Odisha's Gahirmatha Beach
Lakhs of hatchlings of the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles were found buried alive at Gahirmatha nesting ground as the babies failed to emerge out of pits following compaction of sand particles caused by thundershowers.
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Baby Turtle Poops Plastic After Swallowing It In The Ocean
A heartbreaking video released by an Australian zoo shows a pile of plastic next to a baby turtle that had swallowed it in the ocean. The turtle has been pooping out plastic, says the zoo. The video comes with a stern reminder from Perth Zoo: "reduce your use of plastic and dispose of it responsibly."
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Climate Change Is Turning 99% Of These Baby Sea Turtles Female
Green sea turtles do not develop into males or females due to sex chromosomes, like humans and most other mammals do. Instead, the temperature outside a turtle egg influences the sex of the growing embryo. And this unusual biological quirk, scientists say, endangers their future in a warmer world.
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Forget Eggs - 245 Million Years Ago, This Long-Necked Sea Creature Gave Birth To Live Babies
A quarter of a billion years ago, when a shallow sea covered what is now southwest China, a large, long-necked aquatic reptile got pregnant. That is an unusual fact by modern standards - many reptiles, such as birds, turtles and crocodiles, do not get pregnant, which is to say they do not incubate embryos within their bodies and give birth to live ...
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Six Arrested With 955 Live Gangetic Turtles In Nagpur, Bhopal, Chennai
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) apprehended 6 people with 955 live baby Gangetic turtles of different species at Nagpur, Bhopal and Chennai on Saturday, an official statement said.
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Rare Baby Albino Galapagos Giant Tortoise Makes Public Debut, Internet Delighted
A zoo in Switzerland has welcomed a rare albino Galapagos giant tortoise. The zoo posted a "never before seen" photo of the baby tortoise on its Facebook page on Friday. The two tortoises were born as part of a conservation program.
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1.48 Crore Olive Ridley Turtles Born At Odisha Beach
A total of 1.48 crore baby turtles of the endangered Olive Ridley species have emerged out of the eggshells at the Gahirmatha beach in Odisha's Kendrapara district, officials said on Saturday.
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Watch: Over 350 Baby Turtles Released Into The Sea By Andhra Government
Turtles are back along the coastlines of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. The forest department of the Andhra Pradesh government released over 350 turtles into the sea on Wednesday. A video of the baby turtles waddling into the sea is being widely shared by netizens.
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Indonesian Baby Sea Turtles Make A Break For Freedom
Newly hatched, dozens of baby turtles flipped and flopped their way down a beach towards the crashing waves of the Indian Ocean, under the watchful gaze of conservationists at an Indonesian national park.
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Rare White Sea Turtle Found On Beach. See Viral Pics
Volunteers at a South Carolina beach made a surprising discovery on Sunday - a rare white sea turtle hatchling. The Kiawah Island Turtle Patrol spotted the white-coloured baby turtle crawling across the sand while checking sea turtle nests on the beach.
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Video: Baby Turtle With Two Heads Discovered In Virginia
A rare two-headed baby turtle has been discovered in the US state of Virginia.
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Forest Officials In Rameswaram Release Over 200 Baby Turtles Into Sea
The forest department officials on Sunday released as many as 245 baby turtles into the sea. The turtles were hatched out of the 259 eggs collected on January 18.
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"No Reproduction": Warming Climate Turning Baby Sea Turtles Into 1 Gender
She emerged from the ocean just before midnight, clambering up the shore as her ancestors have for 200 million years. Only stars glowed on this remote beach, where the sea turtle arrived to lay her eggs. She dodged plastic, fishing nets and oil spills to get this far. But another threat to her species lurks in the ground: sand temperatures that fos...
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Heartbreaking Pic Shows Dead Baby Turtle Found With 104 Plastic Pieces In Belly
A baby turtle that washed up in Boca Raton, Florida, died shortly after it was found by the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center last week. It had 104 pieces of plastic in its stomach.
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Two-Headed Baby Turtle Dies Days After Being Found In Malaysia
A two-headed baby turtle has been born in Malaysia, captivating conversationists, but it only survived a few days after being discovered.
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Lakhs Of Baby Olive Ridley Turtles Buried Alive After Heavy Rain Hits Odisha's Gahirmatha Beach
Lakhs of hatchlings of the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles were found buried alive at Gahirmatha nesting ground as the babies failed to emerge out of pits following compaction of sand particles caused by thundershowers.
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Baby Turtle Poops Plastic After Swallowing It In The Ocean
A heartbreaking video released by an Australian zoo shows a pile of plastic next to a baby turtle that had swallowed it in the ocean. The turtle has been pooping out plastic, says the zoo. The video comes with a stern reminder from Perth Zoo: "reduce your use of plastic and dispose of it responsibly."
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Climate Change Is Turning 99% Of These Baby Sea Turtles Female
Green sea turtles do not develop into males or females due to sex chromosomes, like humans and most other mammals do. Instead, the temperature outside a turtle egg influences the sex of the growing embryo. And this unusual biological quirk, scientists say, endangers their future in a warmer world.
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Forget Eggs - 245 Million Years Ago, This Long-Necked Sea Creature Gave Birth To Live Babies
A quarter of a billion years ago, when a shallow sea covered what is now southwest China, a large, long-necked aquatic reptile got pregnant. That is an unusual fact by modern standards - many reptiles, such as birds, turtles and crocodiles, do not get pregnant, which is to say they do not incubate embryos within their bodies and give birth to live ...
