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Great Turtle Race II Update

Posted June 4th, 2008 by JamesGanong

Mr. Leatherback, GTRII Race Central -- Billie II takes the silver medal in the trans-Pacific marathon. There's a turtle pile-up at the finish line as Amban and JK Turtling battle for third place with Shelby finishing strong. It's also a close contest for second place in the twirling competition with Drexelina II, Jingjing, and Amban separated by just three twirls.

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Great Turtle Race II

Posted June 3rd, 2008 by JamesGanong

in Conservation Leatherback Turtle Pacific Ocean TOPPBlog

Mr. Leatherback, Hopkins Marine Lab, Pacific Grove, CA -- And they're away... the 2008 trans-Pacific marathon to the international dateline has begun!

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