frostywolf1212

frostywolf1212 t1_iycwvpm wrote

Yup, cold-stunned turtles are not a new thing. The water temperature in the bay drops later than out in the Atlantic. Turtles are cold-blooded and normally head south to warmer waters as the water temp drops but when those in the bay try to head out the colder Atlantic waters shuts them down and they wash ashore. It can be extremely difficult to distinguish a dead turtle from a cold-stunned turtle.

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