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Loggerhead Turtles Swim to Safety (Images)
By Live Science Staff published
Loggerhead turtles inspire largest-ever U.S. critical habitat zone.

What Do Turtles Eat?
By Elizabeth Peterson published
Turtles, like the humans who love them, are a diverse bunch. There are over 300 species of this ancient reptile, and each one has its own preferred diet.

Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Poaching Sea Turtle Eggs
By Megan Gannon published
In the latest animal-related offense to hit the Sunshine State, a man plead guilty to snatching 316 sea turtle eggs from Juno Beach on the Atlantic coast.

Lawsuit Could Save Thousands of Sea Turtles (Op-Ed)
By Amanda Keledjian published
Sea turtles face extinction as enormous fishing nets drown the animals by the thousands.

Baby Sea Turtles Go Rogue, Satellite Shows
By Stephanie Pappas published
Young sea turtles don't always follow the path that scientists expected the animals to travel, with many dropping out of ocean currents into the still waters of the Sargasso Sea.
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