Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Turtle Tots


Hawksbill Sea Turtle.  Image Credit - National Geographic

No, the title should not be 'tater tots.'  A long mysterious portion of sea turtles' life cycles has finally had some light shed on it.  I find sea turtles and their evolution one of the most fascinating topics in marine biology.  And they're really graceful in the water, too.

Well, we don't know much about their years between hatching and the reaching of sexual maturity.  This study/experiment has given us more insight as to what happens.

Check out this brief article from Discover:
Discover Blog - Newborn Turtles