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Zoological Society of London
Vrijeme pridruživanja: srpanj 2011.

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  1. prije 4 sata

    NEXT FREE ZSL SCIENCE & CONSERVATION EVENT: Tuesday 11 Feb: Learn about different approaches to conservation used in our own projects around the world - including Mongolia, Indonesia, EDGE teams & UK Coastal communities

  2. prije 24 sata

    Huge congratulations to the research team of scientific editors (including IoZ's & , & ) for winning the 2019 from , in recognition of a special issue research collection:

    Dr David Curnick, ZSL
    Dr Catherine Head, ZSL & University of Oxford
  3. 28. sij

    New research led by & collaborators from finds that genetic differences in are not always caused by humans - even though they are targeted for & experience

  4. 17. sij

    REGISTRATION NOW OPEN for our next one-day Symposium on 30th April 2020: "Science communication to boost diversity in ." Tickets, full programme & further details can be found here:

  5. 15. sij

    Brilliant to see a packed event last night on & . Thanks to everyone who braved , & especially to our inspiring speakers , Chris Yesson, Jamie Craggs, Rosa van der Ven! Up next:

  6. 7. sij

    Join us NEXT TUESDAY 14 Jan for our Science & Conservation Event: "Coral reefs: running the gauntlet of climate change" Hear from experts about new technologies used to conserve & provide some optimism for the future

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  7. 31. pro 2019.

    2020 will see the start of a decade of global action around challenges, starting with the , a prestigious environmental award celebrating our greatest thinkers and leaders:

  8. 20. pro 2019.

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  9. 18. pro 2019.

    The team are examining the brain of the leatherback and collecting swabs/samples for further analysis.

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  10. 18. pro 2019.

    The leatherback turtle's eye. The sclerae of marine turtle eyes are not quite as hard as those of cetaceans, but are still very robust.

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  11. 18. pro 2019.

    There is right-sided haemostasis of the lungs, indicative of live stranding- this is consistent with the position of the turtle in the creek, as it would have had to swim to reach that position rather than drift there.

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  12. 18. pro 2019.

    Examination of the leatherback turtle's respiratory tract. Picture 1: the larynx. Pictures 2-3: The trachea in leatherback turtles bifurcates in a relatively high position.

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  13. 18. pro 2019.

    Further debris has been recovered from the leatherback turtle intestine. Ingestion of marine debris is common among leatherbacks.

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  14. 18. pro 2019.

    Examination of the intestine has revealed that our leatherback had ingested some debris- as is common among leatherbacks. #

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  15. 18. pro 2019.

    Samples of the urinary bladder have been taken for histopathological analysis. The bladder contained a thick white material.

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  16. 18. pro 2019.

    Further examination of the GIT tract revealed that the stomach contained only fluid.

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  17. 18. pro 2019.

    The team have examined the leatherback turtles heart and found no lesions.

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  18. 18. pro 2019.

    The GIT of the leatherback turtle has been removed from the turtle for examination.

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  19. 18. pro 2019.

    The oesophageal spines point towards the stomach to prevent back flow, such that the leatherbacks retain the jellyfish in their diet.

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  20. 18. pro 2019.

    The team examining the leatherback's oesophagus. Leatherbacks have numerous large spines within their oesophagus to help them retain prey.

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