Overwintering and aestivation — in which the turtles enter states of dormancy during hot and cold periods to preserve energy — are both important activities. Western pond turtles are thought to be ...

Turtles are reptiles of the order Chelonii or Testudines characterized by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs and acting as a shield. The earliest known turtles date ...

Baby loggerhead turtles “dance” when they are expecting food, a behaviour that researchers have used to investigate their navigation abilities. By learning to associate a magnetic field with a ...

Aestivation is an adaptation for survival in high temperatures or drought conditions. It is used as a method to stop desiccation (drying out) of the animal. Aestivation is common in invertebrates ...

She explained turtles enter a dormant period similar to hibernation known as aestivation, in which they bury themselves in mud or sand. "The turtles go under the lake bed to hide out, and they do ...

A total of 6,37,008 turtles had laid eggs in eight days of mass nesting from February 23 to March 2, in 2023, while 5.50 lakh turtles laid eggs in 2022, sources said.