Turtle Quiz
What species is this?
This turtle flipper was delivered to Beaufort this week, for the purposes of species identification. Fortunately, one of the best-qualified persons for determining the species of various flippers is based at the NOAA Beaufort Lab, and sure enough, Larisa was able to positively assign what species it belonged to. But before I give out the answer, I am curious of what others think it might be. Would you care to try to identify the species of this flipper? Give your answer in the comments below. I will post the answer in early August.
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I am TGO owner of theworldaccordingtome.com
you need to change the name of this place...
Posted by: TGO | July 24, 2003 05:28 AM
I think the first guy is wrong :)
Loggerhead...
Posted by: Michael | July 24, 2003 10:19 AM
I agree w/ Michael...loggerhead. The two claws and predominantly yellow coloration are the keys, right?
Posted by: William Barnhill | July 24, 2003 01:03 PM
Matthew, are you getting into trouble AGAIN????
Posted by: Wendy | July 24, 2003 03:58 PM
Definitely thinking along those lines William. But knowing Matthew I wouldn't be surprised if he tinted the flipper yellow and stuck an other fingernail clipping in there just to throw us off the track...
Posted by: Michael | July 24, 2003 09:45 PM
I promise it is undoctored! You can ask Larisa...
Posted by: matthew | July 24, 2003 09:48 PM
I think it's a loggerhead because that's what it looks like. How do you tell for sure?
Posted by: Danielle | July 25, 2003 10:45 AM
I'd have to say Loggerhead as well...
Posted by: Trish | July 28, 2003 01:40 PM
If it was found in SC waters it most likely would be a Loggerhead (right?)
Posted by: Kathy | July 31, 2003 02:03 AM
Looks like a loggerhead to me too from pics anyway!
Posted by: Heather | July 31, 2003 02:43 PM
Everyone scores 100%, except for TGO.
The correct answer is LOGGERHEAD.
The next question: where is the rest of the body?
Sadly, that is an answer we will never have.
Posted by: Matthew | July 31, 2003 05:08 PM
At the bottom of the ocean as fecal detritus, after passing through the digestive system of a shark...
Posted by: Michael | August 18, 2003 04:44 PM