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Japan Concerned About Safety of Rare Turtle

By on 11 Mar, 2013 in Featured, Marinelife

At the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Japan has submitted a proposal for the first time to provide protection to the rare Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtle. The turtle is found only in three islands of the Okinawa group.

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Baby Turtles Communicate Before they Hatch

By on 02 Dec, 2011 in Reptiles, Wildlife

If you happen to have more than one child or know of someone that does, then you probably know that no two children do anything on the same timeline. So how is it that dozens of baby turtles all hatch within minutes of each other? By communicating, of course!