Dune silhouettes darken areas near the horizon ... appear likely to exist among sea turtles that nest in different ecological settings. For example, whereas Florida hatchlings need to maintain ...

Upon hatching, tiny turtle babies crawl out of the eggs ... horizon — “the reflection of the moon and stars on the sea, and the silhouette of trees and sand dunes in the background.” ...

New research suggests the species Ctenochelys acris was the patriarch of the lineage that yielded the green sea turtle, Kemp's ridley, the loggerhead and many others. Until recently ...