Chasing the Turtle: A 200 Million Year Journey
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Chasing the Turtle: A 200 Million Year Journey
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Leatherback sea turtles are incredible creatures that seem to have emerged from ancient legends. Their ancestors roamed the oceans more than 200 million years ago, during the time of the dinosaurs. They have adapted to the most inopportune and harsh conditions and have learned to travel giant distances from the tropics to the Arctic Circle, navigating by internal compass and the Earth's magnetic field. They can survive colder temperatures than most fish and dive deeper than whales and seals. But today, the fate of this resilient species depends largely on humans.
Only two species of leatherback turtle survived into the Pleistocene and into the Ice Age. And only one of them survived. So the modern leatherback turtle managed to survive the conditions that wiped out all other members of its family about a million years ago. Carl Safina follows the migration routes of sea turtles, from California to Canada to the remotest beaches of Papua New Guinea. As you read this book, you will embark on a fascinating journey through the aquatic expanse of our planet as the drama of the lives of turtles, swordfish, sharks, whales, and humans unfolds. On this journey you will meet some of the most amazing creatures that inhabit our planet, as well as learn how the oceans are changing and how this affects nature and humans.
Only two species of leatherback turtle survived into the Pleistocene and into the Ice Age. And only one of them survived. So the modern leatherback turtle managed to survive the conditions that wiped out all other members of its family about a million years ago. Carl Safina follows the migration routes of sea turtles, from California to Canada to the remotest beaches of Papua New Guinea. As you read this book, you will embark on a fascinating journey through the aquatic expanse of our planet as the drama of the lives of turtles, swordfish, sharks, whales, and humans unfolds. On this journey you will meet some of the most amazing creatures that inhabit our planet, as well as learn how the oceans are changing and how this affects nature and humans.
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