Tag: Marine animals

Turtles invade beach for mass nesting

Olive Ridley sea turtles have appeared on the tranquil nesting grounds of Gahirmatha, regarded as World’s largest rookery of these species, for mass nesting. Nearly one lakh female turtles have so far turned up at the beach since past 24 hours. The marine animals virtually invaded the beach and dug out nests to laid eggs. …

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March 10, 2018

Large marine animals at higher risk of extinction

Large marine animals are more likely to become extinct than smaller creatures, according to a new study that blames human behaviours, such as fishing, for this unprecedented pattern of extinction in oceans. "We have found that extinction threat in the modern oceans is very strongly associated with larger body size," said Jonathan Payne, from the …

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September 19, 2016