Migrating sea turtles have magnetic sense for longitude
Posted by ScienceDaily: Oceanography News on 24 February, 2011
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From the very first moments of life, hatchling loggerhead sea turtles have an arduous task. They must embark on a transoceanic migration, swimming from the Florida coast eastward to the North Atlantic and then gradually migrating over the course of several years before returning again to North American shores. Now, researchers have figured out how the young turtles find their way....