turtles
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Baby Turtles Getting Hypnotised For Science Is So Cute It Hurts
Baby sea turtles don’t really need our help being adorable, but remarkably, scientists have figured out a way to make the tiny shelled reptiles even more mind-numbingly cute: By hypnotising them.
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The Weird Reason Why So Many Turtles Are Delaying Flights At JFK
Remember when dozens of mating turtles shut down a whole runaway at JFK International Airport in 2009? It was only the start of a turtle invasion that has vexed travellers and perplexed biologists for years. But we may have figured out why turtles are all over the tarmac, and it has to do with raccoons.
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Remote-Controlled Turtles Could One Day Be Our Secret Slow And Steady Drones
Even if they aren’t mutated into teenage ninjas, turtles might one day be a viable alternative to drones for espionage and surveillance. They come already armour-plated, they’re amphibious, they’re powered by plants, and thanks to their natural desire to avoid obstacles, researchers have found a clever way to even make them remote controllable.
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‘Extinct’ Giant Turtle Might Be One Of World’s Rarest Creatures
A giant tortoise species presumed extinct for more than 150 years is actually roaming the Galápagos islands today according to DNA evidence, scientists report.