loggerhead
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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
The fire also swept through parts of the island that have rare habitats for sensitive plant and animal species found nowhere else, such as the endangered San Clemente loggerhead shrike, a carnivorous songbird.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2024
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
"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
Another loggerhead turtle surfaced in the chop off the beach.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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