The Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta Caretta) is the world’s largest hard-shelled turtle and the only surviving member of the genus Caretta.That is why their name is REPEATED. The genus name “Caretta” is a latinization of the French “caret”, meaning turtle or sea turtle. The turtle is characterized […]
Read more →Prince’s Islands in the Sea of Marmara right at the mouth of the Bosphorus have been used through the ages as a hunting ground for Byzantine royalty, a prison or place of exile for those who met with the emperor’s displeasure, a refuge for Orthodox and Armenian monks […]
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