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Some Galápagos 'yellow' sea turtles remain homebodies, surprising scientists

Sea turtles are famous for being prodigious wanderers. Guided by Earth's magnetic field, ocean currents and the sun, they tend to crisscross the seas in search of food, returning to the region of their birth every few years to breed. So when scientists discovered a population of sea turtles that app...

Some Galápagos 'yellow' sea turtles remain homebodies, surprising scientists
Image: Phys.org
Sea turtles are famous for being prodigious wanderers. Guided by Earth's magnetic field, ocean currents and the sun, they tend to crisscross the seas in search of food, returning to the region of their birth every few years to breed. So when scientists discovered a population of sea turtles that appear to be very much homebodies, they were taken aback.

Originally published at Phys.org

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