Unveiled the mystery of turtles

1990/11/01 Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria

• Zoologia

Turtles are born on land, but then enter the sea and travel thousands of kilometers to the food places. The guide system used to date for the trip has been unknown. But a group of University of Florida biologists reveal the mystery.

To do this, newborn turtles have been put in circular boxes where turtle movements have been investigated. All children of turtle use the sense of waves to move and, in addition, when the sea is calm they move describing circles.

Although the use of this system of guides for movement by some dungeons and crabs of the rivers was known, no marine animals were known to use this guide system.