Plunging temperatures lead to N.C. sea turtle deaths

Cold temperatures in the Atlantic have led to the deaths of dozens of sea turtles off the North Carolina Coast. When ocean temperatures drop, the body temperature of the cold-blooded reptiles drops with them, making them sluggish and in some cases unable to lift their heads above water to breathe. Of 109 cold-stunned seat turtles taken from Cape Lookout to the North Carolina State University Center for marine Sciences and Technology, only 36 survived. More than 100 others were also found at Cape Hatteras National Seashore and taken for rehabilitation. 
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