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Sizing Sea Turtles

Posted on December 2, 2013November 25, 2013 By Caroline Schanche

For the past three months I have been doing everything in my power to get a hold of leatherback sea turtle size measurements. Some might…

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Lonely Giant: Forever Alone Leatherbacks

Posted on November 22, 2013 By Caroline Schanche

When we think of sea turtles, our mind usually default to the loggerhead or the green, which have that typical “sea turtle look”. However, the…

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Growing Large on Jelly

Posted on September 13, 2013 By Caroline Schanche

Would you convert to a diet of cucumber? Could you do what the leatherbacks have done? None of us can really imagine surviving solely on…

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Massive Croc from Australia

Posted on March 21, 2013 By Dr. M

“4.8m croc caught at Palumpa yesterday,” he wrote.Senior Parks And Wildlife Ranger Tommy Nichols says police and council officers trapped and shot the croc in…

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World’s Largest Snake Could Swallow Crocodiles Whole

Posted on September 30, 2012 By Dr. M

Now that’s a snake! A new exhibit at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum showcases the immense size of the largest snake to have ever existed…

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Biggest Python Found in Everglades

Posted on August 28, 2012 By Dr. M

A 17-foot-7-inch Burmese python found in the Florida Everglades set a state record for both its size and the 87 eggs the snake was carrying,…

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Record Holders

  • Porifera (Sponges)
  • Cnidaria (Corals, Anemones, Jellyfish)
  • Ctenophora (Comb Jellies)
  • Acanthocephala (Spiny-Headed Worms)
  • Gnathostomulida (Jaw Worms)
  • Gastrotricha (Hairy Bellies)
  • Loricifera (Brush Heads)
  • Rotifera (Wheel Animals)
  • Nematomorpha (Horsehair Worms)
  • Platyhelminthes (Flatworms)
  • Nematoda (Round Worms)
  • Priapula (Penis Worms)
  • Annelida (Worms)
  • Sipuncula (Peanut Worms)
  • Tardigrada (Water Bears)
  • Onychophora (Velvet Worms)
  • Arthropoda (Crustaceans, Insects)
  • Nemertea (Ribbon Worms)
  • Mollusca (Snails, Clams, Squids, Octopuses, Chitons)
  • Echinodermata (Urchins, Crinoids, Starfish, Sea Cucumbers)
  • Brachiopoda (Lamp Shells)
  • Phoronida (Horseshoe Worms)
  • Bryozoa (Moss Animals)
  • Chaetognatha (Arrow Worms)
  • Hemichordata (Peanut Worms)
  • Chordata
    • Cephalochordata (Lancelets)
    • Urochordata (Sea Squirts, Tunicates, Salps)
    • Vertebrata (Fish, Sharks, Rays, Amphibians, Reptiles, Mammals, Birds)

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