Do young loggerhead turtles swim or drift?
Despite good swimming abilities, juvenile loggerhead turtles are thought to drift passively for a significant portion of their existence on the high seas
However, a study by researchers from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has found that turtles were swimming against the prevailing current in a statistically significant pattern at a rate of 30 cm/sec, which indicates an ability to detect the current flow and orient themselves to swim into the current flow direction.
This study provides (...) compelling evidence that these turtles are able to resist such transport using some mechanism not yet fully understood.
—Dr. Donald Kobayashi, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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