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tldr; They found that sea turtles have been swimming in the sea
by hnlurker22 2y ago
tldr; They found that sea turtles have been swimming in the sea
- jacobn 2y ago> Scientists long thought that tiny turtles drifted passively with ocean currents, literally going with the flow. > "What we've uncovered is that the turtles are actually swimming," > the trick was developing flexible solar-powered tags that could hang onto shells long enough to send back data. > Eventually the GPS tags slough off because "the outside of a young turtle's shell sheds as they grow very quickly,"
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- v3ss0n 2y agoQuite a bummer