Sentences with phrase «of young turtles»

You can participate to watch hundreds of young turtles (hatchlings) swim into the ocean.

But last summer, Witherington went in search of the young turtles in the offshore zone where currents converge and produce «fronts», narrow bands of floating sargassum weed and debris.

But more than 99 percent of young turtles hatched in sand soaked by warmer waters in the northern Great Barrier Reef were female — with one male for every 116 females.

Not exact matches

The Turtle Hospital in Marathon doubles as a tourist attraction and sanctuary, where vets care for wounded sea turtles and educators give hourly tours of their 53 patients, including one young turtle named Irma after the storm washed it onshore when it was just a hatchling.

Leviticus 5:11 «But if he can not afford two turtle doves or two young doves, then he shall bring as his sacrifice for his sin one tenth of an ephah [measurement] of fine flour for a sin offering.

Florida State kicker Ricky Aguayo, the younger brother of former Buccaneers kicker Roberto Aguayo, was a suspect in the burglary and killing of a turtle at the now defunct Pi Kappa Phi fraternity.

Despite heroic efforts to protect the nesting beaches of green turtles, fewer and fewer of these endangered creatures reappear every year.Researchers have been stunned to discover that shielding young turtles is only half the battle

Roman says, «some people claim they can snap a broom handle,» with their powerful jaws — and one of his friends said getting his finger caught by a young turtle was like «getting it caught in a car door.»)

As each generation of Florida's loggerheads swims out into the Atlantic, the young turtles encounter «fronts» made up almost entirely of tar balls, says Blair Witherington, a biologist at the Florida Marine Research Institute.

Young turtles can excrete salt, but if they swallow salt faster than they can get rid of it, they become dehydrated and die.

Young loggerhead turtles from Brazil can end up in very different places in the Atlantic depending on when they hatch, a study of tagged turtles has found.

Katherine Mansfield, a marine scientist and turtle biologist at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, and colleagues put 19 solar - powered satellite tags on young (less than a year old), lab - reared loggerhead sea turtles.

To learn more about the mysterious lives of sea turtles, researchers attached tiny satellite trackers to young turtles and set them free in the open ocean.

When they do die, the cause is often an attack — hit by acar or mauled by a raccoon — or one of a number of infectious diseasesthat kill these turtles at all ages in seemingly equal proportions.While certain ailments, such as cancer and heart disease, strike olderhumans more often than they do younger ones, Congdon's animals don'tseem to become more vulnerable to disease as they grow older.

Because turtles begin reproducing so late, and the vast majority of their young don't survive, evolution favoredthose individuals that were able to keep pumping out eggs.

In his decades of research at the E.S. George Reserve, Congdon found that the oldest female Blanding's turtles he captured had more egg clutches than the younger ones, as well as more eggs per clutch.

To test how much these looping ocean highways might be buoying young turtles away from their hatching sites, the researchers first designed a computer simulation of ocean conditions near the turtle beach between 2000 and 2008.

They used a model of ocean circulation to estimate where the young turtles would be carried from natal beaches in the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Indian oceans.

Upon hatching, young sea turtles swim offshore and disperse with the help of ocean currents.

In October 2014, when Illinois Natural History Survey herpetologist Chris Phillips donned a wetsuit and dove to the bottom of Clear Creek in Union County, Illinois, he was looking for a young male alligator snapping turtle with a radio transmitter on its back.

In more recent years, Mark has been involved in an ongoing study of population genetics with box turtles, in collaboration with scientists at Princeton University, and has worked with the Princeton Neuroscience Institute to guide his students through the process of peer review for the online neuroscience journal Frontiers for Young Minds.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on 3DS features the strong writing and characterization of the Nickelodeon show, but the gameplay is simply too repetitive and simple for older fans, and it's too short to keep a younger players busy even for a long car ride.

The original soundtrack features brand new music composed for the film as well as covers from Young of Willie Nelson, Lead Belly and The turtles tracks.

An appealing cast of aspiring young musicians ostensibly play themselves in this naive, shapeless, but often fascinating 2009 drama by Iranian director Bahman Ghobadi (Turtles...

The site includes information on the animal's nesting practices, special resources for younger students, a comprehensive list of threats to sea turtle health and safety, detailed accounts of the status of many types of sea turtles, and much more.

After observing a poacher flip a sea turtle and steal her eggs, young Bianca runs back to her village on Costa Rica's Parismina Island to alert the Tortuga Squad, a group of kids who help the turtle get back to the sea before the poacher returns.

Turtles All the Way Down is the story of 16 - year - old Aza Holmes, a young woman grappling with mental illness while hunting down a fugitive billionaire.

One fan described an episode of The Cleveland Show which had young Rollo being sworn in as the kid who takes care of his class's pet turtle.

The only other action figures I played with a lot were the Ninja Turtles (when I was much younger) but I'd always put them in a spaceship (wheelbarrow) and move them to the other side of the room so Splinter and I could read books together while they did whatever they liked to do.

She is the proud mother of two young boys as well as Grace (rescue pitbull), Squelch (ornery old rescue kitty), and Rainbow (rescue turtle).

Dr Nancy Buchinski knew as a very young child that she wanted to take care of and work with animals.Growing up Dr Buchinski's family always had pets - dogs, cats, hamsters, fish, turtles.

She now lives with her husband, two young children, and their family of pets including an amazing orange cat named Petey, Charger the turtle and three chickens named Wendy, Dot and Gertrude who roam the yard.

As a general rule of thumb, turtles should not be owned by young children, especially individuals likely

As a general rule of thumb, turtles should not be owned by young children, especially individuals likely to put items in their mouths OR unlikely to wash their hands.

The current FDA regulation that prohibits the sale of pet turtles with a carapace length less than four inches reflects legitimate public health concerns about Salmonella transmission, particularly in young children.

San Jose - Costa Rica's Capital Tortuguero National Park - 43,000 acres of tropical rainforests, canals and rivers Braulio Carrillo Park - with its famous cascading waterfalls Manuel Antonio National Park - home to the rare and playful squirrel monkey Escallonia Cloud Forest - also referred to as a fog forest Hanging Bridges - 6 suspension bridges winding through the tropical rainforest canopy Poás Volcano - with its mile - wide crater Arenal Volcano - with its softly glowing lava flow Costa Rica Rainforest Hike - with naturalist guides Aerial Tram Ride - glide along the rainforest canopy (a top tourist attraction) Green Turtle Research Station - created to protect Costa Rica's turtle nesting habitat, turtle eggs and young hatchlings Atlantic Turtle Nesting Beaches - witness young turtles race to the sea (during nesting season) Cano Palma Wildlife Reserve - with its mysterious reflecting waters Carara Biological Reserve - Also known as «River of Crocodiles» Visits to Pineapple, Banana & Coffee Plantations Cano Negro Wildlife Refuge - includes Rio Frio boat cruise

Celebrated every year during the first week of March, young turtle hatchlings are released back to the sea at Thai Muang National Park Beach.

Extreme Nature Tours conducts these tours in areas in which the population of turtles is highest to give visitors the opportunity to watch these graceful creatures get their young ready to embark on their challenge - filled lives in the ocean.

The turtles return here each year to nest, and the hatching of their young is a harrowing but fascinating ritual that dates back millions of years.

From working with children and young people, to teaching English and turtle conservation, Costa Rica has an array of ways in which you can get involved in ethical volunteering abroad.

The shell margin of young loggerheads has a somewhat serrated appearance, which disappears as the turtle matures.

It is impossible to snorkel and not see them here, it is a virtual turtle highway, and best of all the access into the water couldn't be easier for young or old.

The kids will also appreciate a trip to Youngs River Falls, eight miles south of downtown, where the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fought a clan of Japanese warriors when they traveled back in time in TMNT 3.

Located near the center of the island, visitors can walk through indoor and outdoor pools to observe young turtles.

Thanks to a concentrated effort on behalf of the Belize government and non-profit wildlife organizations, the number of young hawksbill turtles in the area has risen since 2009 when in - water counting of the endangered species first began.

According to a new study recently published in the journal Endangered Species Research, more than 1,000 young hawksbill sea turtles have been counted in the protected waters of Glover's Reef Atoll on the Belize Barrier Reef.

Guests will receive the following amenities associated with the Resort Fee: Comforts: • Complimentary dining for children five years old and younger in SEVEN, Bar Jack, Andiamo and Taikun • High - speed and wireless Internet access • Use of laptop computers available in Silver Palm Lounge • Morning coffee and tea available in Silver Palm Lounge • Valet parking • Calls to U.S. and Canada (10 minute limit per day) Recreation: • Access to Starfish Cay, an interactive water playground for children and families • Use of Basketball court • Access to la prairie spa facilities including steam rooms, saunas and whirlpools • The fitness center and invigorating fitness classes such as Yoga, Latin Dance Party and Total Toning • Water sports toys including kayaks, standing paddle boards, water tricycle, floating rafts, paddle boats and water hammocks • One - on - one sailing lessons • Snorkeling gear and lessons from our water sports experts at 10:30 a.m. daily • Use of the Jean - Michel Cousteau's Ambassadors of the Environment turtle splash pool • Use of The Ritz - Carlton Golf Club, Grand Cayman chipping and putting green, and hitting area at The Courts by Bollettieri • Use of the hitting area and tennis courts (hard) at The Courts Entertainment: • Movies under stars at the Harbour Club Theatre • Access to a comprehensive DVD Library for in - room viewing • Game room Important Information: Redemption information will be provided by the hotel at check - in.

On land our birding tours where you can watch and enjoy the birds of this tropical paradise or the turtle where in addition to the conservation of these animals learning participate releasing their young to help her recovery, plus Wildlife Connection going to San Blas and Tuito to make a bird watching expedition specialist, also visited Cuatro Cienegas in Coahuila.

This diverse landscape is home to a colorful underwater garden where schools of fish, sharks, conch, rays, lobsters, sea turtles, and even dolphins live, play, feed, and give birth to their young.

Its a center where travelers and visitors will learn more about the importance of conserving these animals, their biology as well as experience first hand setting free young turtles as they slowly scamper out into the sea.