What the hell do they know about it?
Turtles are amphibians, not mammals.
You watch Discovery channel at all? They call every *** thing “Animals” now.
While turtles are clearly not mammals, I think you’ll find they are aquatic reptiles, not amphibians.
But I agree with your point ;-)
ALSO ... The headline says deaths are soaring. BUT who was looking for dead turtles BEFORE to see if the presence of dead turtles IS above the norm AFTER. But sadly these turtles are at risk. (particularly if they DO eat dead fish contaminated with oil or ingest the tar balls that form)
Oh, and how does a swimming fish get contaminated with oil? also ... Oil on the surface of the ocean does not generally generate a fish kill either. Is the author perhaps a bit loose on the facts?
Turtles are reptiles. Air-breathers.
Yeah, they’re not mammals, but the institute’s name is more specialized than the people that work there.
“Institute of Sea Mammal Studies”
Institute of Marine Mammal Studies?