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). The evidence seems to suggest that the sea turtles actually pick up information from winds and currents that pass the island before coming their way (Luschi et al. 529). This could indicate that there is some sort of cognitive process going on that lets the turtles know which direction home is and how to go about getting there.
The many species of turtle are truly among some of the most unusual and amazing members of the animal kingdom. Whether in a tank, a pond, a zoo, or the sea, they are remarkably entertaining to watch, and studying about their biology and history provides a great deal of insight into how the rest of life might have developed. Despite the glory that is the turtle, however, the sea turtles are still suffering low numbers due to human encroachment on hatching grounds and hunting in earlier periods of history....
Noting their glory and history is one thing, but hopefully this knowledge will also lead to greater efforts at preservation.
Works Cited
Hortlemeyer, Ricky. Personal interview, 29 September 2009.
Luschi, Paolo; Susanne Akesson, Annette C. Broderick, Fiona Glen, Brendan J. Godley, Floriano Papi, Graeme C. Hays. "Testing the navigational abilities of ocean migrants: displacement experiments on green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas)." Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 50(6) (2001), pp. 528-534
Pitman, Robert. "Seabird Associations with Marine Turtles in the Eastern Pacific Ocean Colonial Waterbirds 16(2), (1993), pp. 194-201.
Rieppel, Olivier and Robert R. Reisz. "The Origin and Early Evolution of Turtles." Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics, 30 (1999), pp.…
Works Cited
Hortlemeyer, Ricky. Personal interview, 29 September 2009.
Luschi, Paolo; Susanne Akesson, Annette C. Broderick, Fiona Glen, Brendan J. Godley, Floriano Papi, Graeme C. Hays. "Testing the navigational abilities of ocean migrants: displacement experiments on green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas)." Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 50(6) (2001), pp. 528-534
Pitman, Robert. "Seabird Associations with Marine Turtles in the Eastern Pacific Ocean Colonial Waterbirds 16(2), (1993), pp. 194-201.
Rieppel, Olivier and Robert R. Reisz. "The Origin and Early Evolution of Turtles." Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics, 30 (1999), pp. 1-22.
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