There were two leatherbacks that nested along our beach last night and one nutty turtle that drove along the beach looking for them. One of our crazy field crew drove around all night in her awesome Leatherback costume! She even tagged a new turtle (now named Althea) wearing it. It was really fun to watch a little Leatherback (91 centimeters) measuring a much bigger Leatherback (151.5 centimeters)
On the other end of the beach, the crew found a turtle we have known since 2004. Sedna is a fairly regular nester here along Juno and we last saw her in 2007. She is one of the turtles that is mentioned in the Florida chapter of Carl Safina's book, Voyage of the Turtle: In Pursuit of the Earth's Last Dinosaur.
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