Loggerhead turtles “dance” when exposed to food-associated magnetic fields, and their magnetic map may help them return to specific areas after long migrations.

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Loggerhead sea turtles ... "At least in the short term, I expect the turtles to be able to adapt effectively," said Crowder. "They seem to be able to keep up and stay in the habitats that provide ...

To juvenile loggerhead ... (The turtles were returned to the wild the following summer.) In the lab, the turtles were placed in buckets that were hooked up to a magnetic coil system; running ...

Photo-ID differentiated 22 individual green turtles Chelonia mydas and 42 loggerhead turtles Caretta caretta from 323 photo-ID encounters. A majority (64%) of the photos could be used to identify the ...

Visitors to Queensland's famous Mon Repos Beach have witnessed history with a record number of endangered loggerhead turtles hauling their way up the sand dunes. The rookery on the Bundaberg coast ...

UNC-Chapel Hill researcher holding a Loggerhead Sea Turtle. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing ...

Loggerhead turtles are famous for their extraordinary migrations, guided by an internal magnetic map that enables them to determine their location by detecting variations in Earth's magnetic field.