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Potty Mouth! Turtle Dips Head in Puddles to Pee
By Charles Q. Choi published
Peeing from its mouth may have allowed these soft-shelled turtles to invade salty waters.

Endangered Sea Turtle Saved from 'Pirate Fishermen'
By Live Science Staff published
Rangers at Cocos Island in the Pacific found a green sea turtle hooked by fishermen in protected waters.

Blood Tests Show Where Loggerhead Turtles Go
By Live Science Staff published
Isotopes in the blood tell researchers where turtles went.

Photo: Host of Tiny Turtles Born at Aquarium
By Live Science Staff published
Some of these hatchlings are endangered in the wild.

Giant, Round Prehistoric Turtle Discovered
By Jeanna Bryner published
The extinct turtle would have been too big for Titanoboa to gulp down.

Baby Tortoise Hatches at San Diego Zoo
By Live Science Staff published
This little Madagascar spider tortoise belongs to an endangered species.

Loggerhead Turtle Migration Follows Magnetic Map
By Lily Whiteman published
Young loggerhead turtles navigate the entire North Atlantic basin during their solo marathon migrations, using magnetic fields to guide them.

Ancient Turtle Was as Big as Small Car
By Jeanna Bryner published
The 60 million year old giant turtle would have snacked on small crocodiles.
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