Green turtle youngsters roam far and wide

摘要

We Have all seen images of turtle hatchlings scrabbling down a beach to the sea. But between then and their appearance at foraging grounds as adults, no one knew where they went. Now a study of ocean currents and turtle genetics suggests an answer: they go pretty much everywhere. Tagging doesn't work on green turtles (Chelonia mydas) - they are just too small, says Nathan Putman of Oregon State University in Corvallis. "Any tags you put on them would sink them."