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For Young Threatened Desert Tortoises, These Technologies Have Arrived to Help
Biologists are deploying 3D-printed replicas of hatchlings, lasers and drones to curb predation
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Scientists Unearth a Prehistoric Marine Turtle the Size of a Car
Fragments of the creature’s pelvis and shell were discovered in the Pyrenees
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Scientists Thought These 53 Species Were Silent. Now, They’ve Recorded Their Sounds
Vocal communication may have evolved from a common ancestor some 407 million years ago
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Critically Endangered Sea Turtle Lays Eggs on Texas Beach
Conservationists were thrilled that the Kemp’s Ridley had nested in a new location, increasing its long odds for survival
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