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Bush_Eats_Beef Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-07-04 12:00 PM
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My 543rd post. Let me "Google" something for you...
...but keep it clean. I have a reputation to protect here.

Let me open the wondrous world of knowledge and enlightenment for you. GIVE ME a person, a subject, a location, I WILL find it. A recipe? Your favorite comfort food? You'll be cooking it in no time.
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Fridays Child Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-07-04 12:04 PM
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1. Do turtles ever die from old age?
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Bush_Eats_Beef Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-07-04 12:07 PM
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2. Yes, my inquisitive friend, they do. Please continue reading...
http://www.seaworld.org/infobooks/SeaTurtle/stlongevity.html

Scientists are still researching sea turtle longevity. Once sea turtles reach sexual maturity, they may have an estimated reproductive life of about 30 years. Given that some species reach maturity at 50 years, an 80-year lifespan is feasible.

Currently there is not an adequate method of aging sea turtles. The most accepted method, aside from observing a turtle from the time it hatches, is to study growth rings of the scales on the carapace and plastron. Scientists count the rings and use a mathematical formula to estimate a turtle's age.

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