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Tourism Deal Puts One Of Egypt's Last Wild Shores At Risk
In Egypt's Wadi al-Gemal, where swimmers share a glistening bay with sea turtles, a shadowy tourism deal is threatening one of the Red Sea's last wild shores.
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Sea Turtles Can Aid Scientists Map Under-Ocean Seagrass in an Attempt to Conserve Marine Ecology
A study in the Red Sea has shown that satellite-tagged green turtles can map seagrass meadows more accurately than conventional satellite imagery. By tracking 53 turtles, the researchers uncovered 34 new seagrass patches. This method not only overcomes the challenges of existing mapping technologies but also aids in conserving these vital ecosystem...
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Watch: Pizza Delivery Guy Gets Surprised By The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Encountering the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is certainly a rarity for a pizza delivery guy. In a unique and unforgettable moment, the delivery driver found himself face to face with the green heroes during one of his routine deliveries.
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Watch: Tamil Nadu Fishermen Rescue Green Turtle Trapped In Fishing Net
As the fishermen and officials release it from the clutches of the net, the turtle slowly crawls back to the sea.
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Green Sea Turtle Nesting Site Documented For First Time In Maharashtra
The Maharashtra forest department has documented a green sea turtle nesting site in the state for the first time, a marine biologist said on Sunday.
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11 Endangered Green Turtles Found Slaughtered In Malaysia
Eleven endangered turtles have been found slaughtered off the Malaysian part of Borneo island, with members of an indigenous, sea-dwelling community suspected of targeting them for food, officials said Monday.
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Amazing Pics From Ocean Photography Awards 2021
Winners of the Ocean Photography Awards 2021 have been announced, with Aimee Jan bagging the top honour for her image of a green turtle surrounded by glass fish.
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Two Dozen Bali Sea Turtles Set Free After Poacher Arrests
Around two dozen green turtles were released back to the wild in Bali on Wednesday after the endangered creatures were rescued from poachers on the Indonesian holiday island.
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World's Largest Green Turtle Colony Nearly Twice As Big As Thought
The world's largest population of nesting green turtles is nearly twice as big as previously thought, scientists said on Wednesday, after drones enabled better surveys of the animals.
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Climate Change Kills Around 300 Rare Green Turtles On Mexico Coast
Close to 300 rare green turtles have been found dead on the beaches of southern Mexico, killed by a red tide of microalgae caused in part by climate change, authorities said.
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Thai Turtle's Plastic-Filled Stomach Highlights Ocean Crisis
Startling images of plastic shreds, rubber bands and other debris found jammed in the stomach of a green turtle in Thailand have highlighted the crisis of waste-strewn seas following the widely publicised death of a whale this month.
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Australia's ''Punk Turtle'' Risks Being Last Of The Mohicans
Australia's Mary River Turtle - with its green Mohican-style hair and ability to breathe through its genitals - is one of the world's most distinctive reptiles.
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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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Thai 'Piggy Bank' Turtle Slips Into Coma After Operation To Remove Coins
The green sea turtle named Omsin, "piggy bank" in Thai, had been finding it hard to swim normally after swallowing 5 kg (11 lb) of coins thrown into her pool for good luck.
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Megan Fox Claims Unborn Baby is Sending Her Messages From Womb
"You don't hear an audible voice, but I feel like you get messages from the child if you are open to it. Like, for instance, this baby wanted me to live someplace else, so we are moving to a whole different place in Los Angeles because I feel like that's where this baby wants to be raised," Megan Fox said.
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Tourism Deal Puts One Of Egypt's Last Wild Shores At Risk
In Egypt's Wadi al-Gemal, where swimmers share a glistening bay with sea turtles, a shadowy tourism deal is threatening one of the Red Sea's last wild shores.
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Sea Turtles Can Aid Scientists Map Under-Ocean Seagrass in an Attempt to Conserve Marine Ecology
A study in the Red Sea has shown that satellite-tagged green turtles can map seagrass meadows more accurately than conventional satellite imagery. By tracking 53 turtles, the researchers uncovered 34 new seagrass patches. This method not only overcomes the challenges of existing mapping technologies but also aids in conserving these vital ecosystem...
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Watch: Pizza Delivery Guy Gets Surprised By The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Encountering the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is certainly a rarity for a pizza delivery guy. In a unique and unforgettable moment, the delivery driver found himself face to face with the green heroes during one of his routine deliveries.
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Watch: Tamil Nadu Fishermen Rescue Green Turtle Trapped In Fishing Net
As the fishermen and officials release it from the clutches of the net, the turtle slowly crawls back to the sea.
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Green Sea Turtle Nesting Site Documented For First Time In Maharashtra
The Maharashtra forest department has documented a green sea turtle nesting site in the state for the first time, a marine biologist said on Sunday.
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11 Endangered Green Turtles Found Slaughtered In Malaysia
Eleven endangered turtles have been found slaughtered off the Malaysian part of Borneo island, with members of an indigenous, sea-dwelling community suspected of targeting them for food, officials said Monday.
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Amazing Pics From Ocean Photography Awards 2021
Winners of the Ocean Photography Awards 2021 have been announced, with Aimee Jan bagging the top honour for her image of a green turtle surrounded by glass fish.
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Two Dozen Bali Sea Turtles Set Free After Poacher Arrests
Around two dozen green turtles were released back to the wild in Bali on Wednesday after the endangered creatures were rescued from poachers on the Indonesian holiday island.
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World's Largest Green Turtle Colony Nearly Twice As Big As Thought
The world's largest population of nesting green turtles is nearly twice as big as previously thought, scientists said on Wednesday, after drones enabled better surveys of the animals.
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Climate Change Kills Around 300 Rare Green Turtles On Mexico Coast
Close to 300 rare green turtles have been found dead on the beaches of southern Mexico, killed by a red tide of microalgae caused in part by climate change, authorities said.
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Thai Turtle's Plastic-Filled Stomach Highlights Ocean Crisis
Startling images of plastic shreds, rubber bands and other debris found jammed in the stomach of a green turtle in Thailand have highlighted the crisis of waste-strewn seas following the widely publicised death of a whale this month.
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Australia's ''Punk Turtle'' Risks Being Last Of The Mohicans
Australia's Mary River Turtle - with its green Mohican-style hair and ability to breathe through its genitals - is one of the world's most distinctive reptiles.
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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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Thai 'Piggy Bank' Turtle Slips Into Coma After Operation To Remove Coins
The green sea turtle named Omsin, "piggy bank" in Thai, had been finding it hard to swim normally after swallowing 5 kg (11 lb) of coins thrown into her pool for good luck.
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Megan Fox Claims Unborn Baby is Sending Her Messages From Womb
"You don't hear an audible voice, but I feel like you get messages from the child if you are open to it. Like, for instance, this baby wanted me to live someplace else, so we are moving to a whole different place in Los Angeles because I feel like that's where this baby wants to be raised," Megan Fox said.
