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• n  very large carnivorous sea turtle; wide-ranging in warm open seas

• loggerhead
• Caretta caretta

News & Articles

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• Rescued N.C. turtle still struggling to dive
  MANTEO, N.C. Charlie, a female loggerhead turtle suffering from buoyancy problems, paddled around and around a tank the size of an above-ground pool. "She really needed to swim and stretch her muscles," said Christian Legner, husbandry curator for the North Carolina Aquarium. "I think she is really enjoying this."
  June 12, 2013 - The Virginian-Pilot
• Photo gallery: Fripp Island Turtle Team keeps watch over loggerheads
  This time of year brings lots of visitors to Beaufort County’s sandy beaches — and not just visitors of the human variety. If you’re a fan of the Fripp Island Turtle Team’s Facebook page , you know loggerhead turtles have been nesting on Fripp.
  June 12, 2013 - The Beaufort Gazette
• Turtles watch for, snack on gelatinous prey while swimming
  Loggerhead turtles use visual cues to find gelatinous prey to snack on as they swim in open waters, according to research published June 12 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Tomoko Narazaki and colleagues from the University of Tokyo, Japan.
  June 12, 2013 - EurekAlert!