Sea turtles use their flippers to swim around as they peruse the marine environment. On the other hand, new research published in the journal PeerJ this week by researchers from the Monterey Bay ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract ABSTRACT: Data loggers were utilized to record depth, temperature, biaxial motion and swimming speed for female green turtles Chelonia mydas ...

PHUKET, Thailand (Reuters) - Thai turtle Goody lost her left flipper years ago after she was entangled in a fishing net, leaving her immobile and stressed out in captivity. But now Goody, an ...

Sea turtle flippers might appear to be useful for swimming and… not much else. But it turns out at least some turtles them have figured out a way to use these appendages like an awkward pair of arms.

ATLANTA — A teenager’s use of a flipper on his prosthetic leg has churned up controversy in his swimming league, including the resignations of all the league’s board members and the threat of a ...