Tag: chelonians
Echoes of Rain: How mimicking rainfall and thunder caused Asian giant tortoises to lay eggs
Asian giant tortoises (Manouria emys phayrei), also known as the Asian forest tortoise, were once abundant throughout Northeast India but are now rare [...]
Researchers Can Detect Nuclear Events In Scutes Of Turtles and Tortoises
In all of the scute samples except that from the control animal, the Sonoran desert tortoise, uranium (235U and 236U) were detected. [...]
Saving Sea Turtles At Florida’s Loggerhead Marinelife Center
Sea turtles are seen as strong, brave, guardians of the Earth, but their tough shells and patient ways are fragile in the reality of the world. [...]
Does Your State Offer A Reptile-Themed License Plate?
Does your state have a reptile-themed license plate? Well if you live in West Virginia, the state released a new plate featuring an image of an Easter [...]
Florida FWC Traps 100-Pound Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle
Biologists at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute were checking traps last week that were set for the Suwannee alligator snapping turtle [...]
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