Loggerhead Sea Turtle Hatchling (IMAGE)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Loggerhead Sea Turtle Hatchling

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Georgia Tech researchers conducted the first field study showing how endangered loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings use their limbs to move quickly on a variety of terrains in order to reach the ocean.

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Alan Rees

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