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US Marines Airlifted 1,100 Tortoises to New Desert Homes
By Kacey Deamer published
The two-week-long relocation effort was four years in the making.

First Animal? Jellyfish May Take the Prize
By Laura Geggel published
If scientists were to draw an enormous family tree for all of Earth's animals, the oldest branch would belong to the jellyfish, a new study finds.

Reel Threat: How Recreational Fishing Endangers Freshwater Turtles
By Mindy Weisberger published
Swallowed fishhooks are a deadly and unexplored threat to freshwater turtles, and a new study is the first to estimate the impact of fishhook deaths on turtle populations.

Sea Turtle 'Bank' Dies After 915 Coins Removed from Stomach
By Kacey Deamer published
The turtle died after 915 coins were removed from her stomach.

Sea Turtle Named Bank Had 915 Coins Removed from Stomach
By Kacey Deamer published
A sea turtle in Thailand had to undergo an operation to remove 915 coins from its stomach.

Tough Turtle: Dino-Killing Asteroid Spared Sea Creature
By Laura Geggel published

Photos: Ancient Sea Turtle Discovered Along Angolan Coast
By Laura Geggel published
About 64 million years ago, a sea turtle with a triangular-shaped head swam along the arid coastline of what is now Angola.

Did 1 Sexually Active Tortoise Really Save His Species?
By Kacey Deamer published
These giant tortoises are "one of the most successful conservation stories" ever.
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