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The scientists also found slightly less, but still significant, levels of microplastics in other organs of both male and female turtles, including the heart, kidney, liver and spleen, as well as ...

Many animals that live in water need to come up to the surface to breathe, but they can still spend impressive lengths of ...

A normal heart rate for a green sea turtle is between 20 and 30 beats per minute. “Often when they come in, they are cold or lethargic so (their heart rate) ...

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The Turtle Hospital recently purchased its neighboring property to the west where First Horizon Bank was located and the old ...

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University of Manchester scientists have discovered significant concentrations of microplastics in the male reproductive system of sea turtles.The scientists also found slightly less, but still ...