loggerhead

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An estimated 25 bird species, including ladder-backed woodpeckers, loggerhead shrikes and western screech owls, nest in their trunks and branches.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2024

An injured loggerhead sea turtle has been released back into the wild.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2024

"Atmospheric conditions including wind and extreme weather events such as storms have been shown to trigger abnormal migratory behaviors in other large marine animals such as loggerhead sea turtles," said Ajemian.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2024

“We’ve lost thousands of imperiled loggerhead sea turtles because Mexico has done almost nothing to protect them,” said Alejandro Olivera, a senior scientist and Mexico representative at the Center for Biological Diversity.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2024

Today it was awesomely pure and bright, and totally safe for an old loggerhead to browse the grassy flats.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen