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Sea turtles ‘dance’ in magnetic fields associated with food, new study finds

Loggerhead turtles “dance” when exposed to food-associated magnetic fields, and their magnetic map may help them return to specific areas after long migrations.

USA Today · 3d

Researchers find out how baby sea turtles use magnetic fields to navigate

Researchers found loggerhead turtle hatchlings can be conditioned to recognize magnetic fields, which helps them locate feeding sites.

The Washington Post · 3d

Watch turtles ‘dance’ when a magnetic field signals a meal

Earth’s magnetic field is detected by species across the animal kingdom, but new research suggests that sea turtles may be using it in a different way.

Popular Science4d

These sea turtles ‘dance’ when magnetic fields lead them to a snack

Turtles swimming in the unrewarded field are also shown to illustrate baseline behavior for comparative purposes. CREDIT: Goforth et al., Nature (2025). Turtle dance behavior is a distinctive ...

The Associated Press on MSN11d

Scientists solve the mystery of sea turtles' 'lost years'

“What we’ve uncovered is that the turtles are actually swimming,” said co-author Nathan Putman, an ecologist at LGL ...

CNN3d

Sea turtles ‘dance’ when their superpower leads them to food

Normally, turtles swim in a certain direction depending on the field they live in to stay within the right ocean currents for migration. However, when RF waves were present, the turtles swam ...

EurekAlert!10d

UCF researchers advance knowledge about juvenile sea turtle’s early life stage, informing conservation efforts

In a new study, biology researchers from the College of Sciences’ UCF Marine Turtle Research Group studied the dispersal ...

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