Turtles
Leatherback Turtles
April & May are the time that leatherback turtles come ashore on the Florida coast to lay eggs.
The eggs incubate in the warm sands until they hatch.
Then the baby turtles have to make a mad dash for the ocean.
This year fewer people on the beaches are helping more turtles to lay eggs and baby turtles to hatch.
April & May are the time that leatherback turtles come ashore on the Florida coast to lay eggs.
The eggs incubate in the warm sands until they hatch.
Then the baby turtles have to make a mad dash for the ocean.
This year fewer people on the beaches are helping more turtles to lay eggs and baby turtles to hatch.
Chelus orinocensis.
Matamata turtles have been around for tens of millions of years (they sure look like the sort of creature that emerged when all sorts of strange things were roaming the planet). They lurk in the Orinoco River and Amazon basin. Only one species was thought to exist, until University of Senckenberg scientist Uwe Fritz and his research team found out otherwise. Suspicious that the matamatas in the Amazon basin looked different from those in the Orinoco river, his DNA analysis revealed that there are actually two species of this bizarre reptile.
Matamata turtles have been around for tens of millions of years (they sure look like the sort of creature that emerged when all sorts of strange things were roaming the planet). They lurk in the Orinoco River and Amazon basin. Only one species was thought to exist, until University of Senckenberg scientist Uwe Fritz and his research team found out otherwise. Suspicious that the matamatas in the Amazon basin looked different from those in the Orinoco river, his DNA analysis revealed that there are actually two species of this bizarre reptile.
