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

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

An estimated 25 bird species, including ladder-backed woodpeckers, loggerhead shrikes and western screech owls, nest in their trunks and branches.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2024

While the loggerhead is the most common sea turtle in U.S. waters and beaches, the species is considered endangered worldwide.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 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