The New England Aquarium’s sea turtle hospital is treating more than 200 cold-stunned turtles that have washed onto shore in recent days. Staff at Massachusetts Audubon’s Wellfleet Bay ...
FROM QUINCY, WHERE THE TURTLES ARE BEING CARED FOR INSIDE THE SEA TURTLE HOSPITAL IN QUINCY. ABOUT 200 TURTLES ARE RECOVERING FROM A CONDITION KNOWN AS COLD STUNNING. IN OTHER WORDS, HYPOTHERMIA.
As ancient as the dinosaurs, the leatherback sea turtle is something of a dinosaur itself — and the heaviest reptile on the planet. This champion swimmer, whose diving capabilities are unmatched by ...