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		<title>World champion leatherback wins Iron Turtle award</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2009/05/world-champion-leatherback-wins-iron-turtle-award/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 12:53:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Etnoyer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Deep Sea News is proud to present the Iron Turtle award in partnership with Conservation International and National Geographic. The official press release follows. Academic judges from Deep Sea News have declared a 340 kg leatherback turtle named Cali to be this year&#8217;s Iron Turtle award winner in the Great Turtle Race 2009. The <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2009/05/world-champion-leatherback-wins-iron-turtle-award/">World champion leatherback wins Iron Turtle award<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='World champion leatherback wins Iron Turtle award avatar' src='http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/a38578ba004065295d495ef8de8a38a8?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Enormous sea turtle lays 95 eggs after ocean race</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2009/04/enormous-sea-turtle-lays-95-eggs-after-ocean-race/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:04:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Etnoyer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ © Jean-Yves Georges - Great Turtle Race competitor &#34;Wawa Bear&#34; Pearl Jam&#8217;s &#8220;Backspacer&#8221; is declared the victor in the Great Turtle Race, the first leatherback sea turtle to arrive in the Caribbean Sea from foraging grounds off Nova Scotia, Canada. The largest turtle in the race, Wawa Bear (pictured), was not the first place <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2009/04/enormous-sea-turtle-lays-95-eggs-after-ocean-race/">Enormous sea turtle lays 95 eggs after ocean race<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='Enormous sea turtle lays 95 eggs after ocean race avatar' src='http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/a38578ba004065295d495ef8de8a38a8?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Gigantothermy: Size Matters</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2009/04/gigantothermy-size-matters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Etnoyer</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jim Spotila]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Bryan Wallace for Deep Sea News When you think of cold marine environments, you probably think of blubber-wrapped seals, whales, and walruses, big, furry bears, or a huddled mass of penguins. What do those animals have in common? They are endotherms, their body temperature maintenance depends on consistently high levels of heat generated (and <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2009/04/gigantothermy-size-matters/">Gigantothermy: Size Matters<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='Gigantothermy: Size Matters avatar' src='http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/a38578ba004065295d495ef8de8a38a8?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Sea turtle round-up</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2009/04/sea-turtle-round-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:52:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Etnoyer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We might as well call it Turtle Week at DSN. The Boss suggested we put together a few highlights from DSN stories that rolled out over the years, presented here in chronological order. Keep your eyes peeled for fresh news and interviews from the Great Turtle Race in coming days. Sea turtle advocates appeal to <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2009/04/sea-turtle-round-up/">Sea turtle round-up<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='Sea turtle round-up avatar' src='http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/a38578ba004065295d495ef8de8a38a8?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Jurassic Journey, the Preview</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2009/04/jurassic-journey-the-preview/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:46:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Etnoyer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Leatherback turtles are huge! They look like big, black, barnacle-encrusted sea zeppelins, or something. See them in this trailer for Jurassic Journey. The production quality is good, and it sounds exciting. Why am I not watching this on Discovery Channel? The Great Turtle Race features these creatures. Sea more turtle video at NatGeo, even <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2009/04/jurassic-journey-the-preview/">Jurassic Journey, the Preview<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='Jurassic Journey, the Preview avatar' src='http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/a38578ba004065295d495ef8de8a38a8?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>The Great Turtle Race begins again!</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2009/04/the-great-turtle-race-begins-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:36:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Etnoyer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2007, an inspired group of sea turtle researchers launched an event called the Great Turtle Race, in which they tracked satellite tagged animals across the Pacific from Costa Rica to the Galapagos. The online event raised money and awareness for the plight of the sea turtle. All 7 species of sea turtle are endangered. <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2009/04/the-great-turtle-race-begins-again/">The Great Turtle Race begins again!<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='The Great Turtle Race begins again! avatar' src='http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/a38578ba004065295d495ef8de8a38a8?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Why would a leatherback turtle dive 1000m deep?</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2008/08/why-would-a-leatherback-turtle-dive-1000m-deep/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:48:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Etnoyer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are a few theories about why sea turtles make occasional excursions into very deep (> 1000 m) water. These involve escape from predation, thermoregulation, and prey availability. In the first two, sharks are fewer, so turtles can evade predation and "cool off" at the same time. Like ladies tanning on a balcony.  <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2008/08/why-would-a-leatherback-turtle-dive-1000m-deep/">Why would a leatherback turtle dive 1000m deep?<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='Why would a leatherback turtle dive 1000m deep? avatar' src='http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/a38578ba004065295d495ef8de8a38a8?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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