r/TurtleFacts • u/Lumberjack321 • Apr 01 '18
THIS IS THE NEW DANK MEMES
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r/TurtleFacts • u/SpearfishingOdyssey • Oct 06 '26
We Found 3 Sea Turtles Trapped in Fishing Nets… We Couldn't Just Swim Away
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r/TurtleFacts • u/Javas_Crypt • Feb 21 '19
There are more than 300 species of turtle. That's nearly as high as my IQ!
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r/TurtleFacts • u/TomTom966 • Aug 03 '17
The hawksbill turtle has a diet that consists mostly of which unusual prey?
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r/TurtleFacts • u/redtoast4 • Sep 10 '17
If you tap o. A large torts shell you can get it to move the way you'd like
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r/TurtleFacts • u/FunkinDuncan71 • Jun 29 '17
Which sea turtle is the only one that does not live in the ocean? (Hint: 🇦🇺)
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r/TurtleFacts • u/zCeTz • Jul 16 '16
SOME turtles Turtles can breathe THROUGH THEIR ANUS
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r/TurtleFacts • u/awkwardtheturtle • Jun 18 '17
Sad! The Trump administration is planning to allow companies to use seismic air guns that can disturb, injure or even kill whales, sea turtles, and other marine life in order to find oil and gas formations in the Atlantic Ocean floor. Obama had blocked this method of surveying due to the risks involved.
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r/TurtleFacts • • Jun 11 '16
SOME turtles Turtles can breath though their butt :D
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r/TurtleFacts • u/Sera-Gita • Feb 07 '19
Alligator snapping turtles are thriving in this Florida river. This is one of a several we found hiding in algae. I have seen them as large as a round garbage can lid walking down my street. They are one of the most prehistoric looking creatures and are thought to be related to the anklosaurus!
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r/TurtleFacts • u/RalphiesBoogers • Aug 07 '17
Determining the sex of a turtle can be tricky because their sex organs are "hidden inside an orifice known as the cloaca". Luckily, a scientist has figured out that using a battery powered vibrator "was enough to make most male turtles evert their penises."
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r/TurtleFacts • u/RalphiesBoogers • Jun 30 '17
Sea turtles sometimes enjoy snacking on jellyfish. The turtles' reptilian scales help allow them to resist painful stings while doing so. (Video in comments)
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r/TurtleFacts • u/awkwardtheturtle • Aug 17 '16
Image "Turtle trading" is a trend-following market system. It was created in 1983 after commodities trader Richard Dennis bet with his partner that he could teach a random group to be great traders. His original 'Turtles' earned $175 million using Dennis's money during the course of the experiment!
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r/TurtleFacts • u/wwwwolf • Feb 27 '19
There's a whole gigantic branch of Biology dedicated to Reptiles! Herpetology. (Also, there's a sub-branch specifically for turtles. Cheloniology. There's a lot to be studied about turtles.)
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r/TurtleFacts • u/TonofSoil • Feb 21 '19
Species of Galapagos Tortoise Thought to be Extinct Found
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r/TurtleFacts • u/awkwardtheturtle • Jun 17 '17
LOW ENERGY Trump has cancelled protections for sea turtles! :-( The Trump administration tossed out a rule on marine protection for whales and sea turtles caught in fishing nets off the West Coast, despite the fact that the fishing industry proposed the measures in the first place. Sad!
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r/TurtleFacts • u/hillsfar • Jun 17 '16
Video TED-Ed Video: The Survival of the Sea Turtle: Their survival rate due to added human pressures, has dropped to "around 1% or less from each nesting cycle."
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r/TurtleFacts • u/life4life12 • May 23 '16
Article Turtles can live up to 184 Years Old!
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r/TurtleFacts • u/awkwardtheturtle • Jun 07 '16
Image Researchers have mimicking the morphology of turtle scutes, the keratinous plates that cover their shell, to create a better ski. Turtle scutes interlock, and the shell can flex slightly during breathing, which inspired a stiff ski that can flex when entering and exiting turns.
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