Tag: "cold-stunning"

Cold-stunned turtles. Credit: NOAA

Long, Cold Winter Leads to Frozen Turtles

Recently, about 5,000 sea turtles in Florida were rendered immobile due to a phenomenon know as “cold-stunning.”  Since sea turtles are cold blooded animals they assume the temperature of their surroundings.  If sea turtles are exposed to cold water, around 50 degrees F, for several days, their circulatory systems can slow down to the point [...]