Turtles With Backpacks Solve Mystery Of How Hatchlings Get Out Of The Sand
“It happens right under everyone’s feet, but we haven’t had the technology to really understand what is happening.”
We’ve all seen the – sometimes harrowing – footage of freshly hatched turtles making the deadly dash from their nests to the sea, but what happens in the days before they make it out of the sand? For a long time, it was a bit of a mystery, but new re... [2837 chars]
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