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X_Digger

(18,585 posts) Sat Mar 8, 2014, 05:21 PM Mar 2014

Where Do Sea Turtles Go During Their ‘Lost Years’?

http://www.sciencefriday.com/segment/03/07/2014/where-do-sea-turtles-go-during-their-lost-years.html

Satellite trackers are helping marine biologists crack a decades-long mystery: Where do baby sea turtles spend their first years? The breakthrough came when Florida researchers discovered they could use nail acrylic to attach tracking devices to turtles’ growing shells.

15 minute audio clip accessible at the above link. Interesting data!