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Why do turtles sometimes fold their front flippers over their carapace?

April 26, 2017carapace flippers fold turtles

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Why do turtles sometimes fold their front flippers over their carapace?

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This is their ‘resting mode’. When turtles are young they float, so they can afford to stop swimming even when they are in the middle of the ocean, and just float along with the currents.