These aquatic reptiles swim thousands of miles across the open ocean to return to the same foraging grounds and nesting sites ...
Loggerhead sea turtles do an excited "turtle dance" when anticipating food. It's adorable, of course, but it has also allowed ...
Dancing turtles have proved for the first time that some animals use Earth's magnetic field to create a personal map of their ...
Using satellite trackers, scientists have discovered the whereabouts of young sea turtles during a key part of their lives.
Eventually the GPS tags slough off because “the outside of a young turtle’s shell sheds as they grow very quickly,” said ...
Baby loggerhead turtles “dance” when they are expecting food, a behaviour that researchers have used to investigate their navigation abilities. By learning to associate a magnetic field with a food, ...
Earth’s magnetic field is detected by species across the animal kingdom, but new research suggests that sea turtles may be ...
The incredible sight, which took place at Rainbow Beach in Queensland, is made all the more important due to the fact green turtles are listed as vulnerable in the state. While the species is not ...
Discover how sea turtles navigate the ocean using their internal GPS and learn about their magnetic field perception.
Townsville City Council has set up an amber light tower in an innovative lighting trial to help turtle hatchlings find their ...
Sea turtles have long mystified researchers by returning to beaches where they were hatched, magnetic signals may be the key, new research finds.