loggerhead

Example Sentences

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According to the Justice Department, Do and an accomplice tried to export 292 loggerhead musk turtles to Taiwan.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

A rare loggerhead turtle - a species not native to UK waters - has been rescued after being found near-dead on a Suffolk beach after being washed ashore in stormy weather.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

For example, non-native feral hogs are now major predators of loggerhead sea turtle eggs along the Georgia coast, USA, while coyotes in eastern North America are expanding onto coastal barrier islands, altering those ecosystems.

From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2026

However, several species, such as the San Clemente loggerhead shrike — a robin-sized predator known as the “butcher bird” — remain on the brink of extinction, with just 14 known to be alive.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2024

I was glad to see that the water was okay, especially when a big loggerhead turtle bobbed up to the surface.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen