Published on Nov 18, 2014
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Dear Backers:The dogs have come and gone and left us with samples! They found 14 turtles for us (compared to one found by us humans), ten male and five female. We found one juvenile, but all others...
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Published on Sep 12, 2014
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Thanks to everyone who helped fund and publicize our turtle project. No, really: we couldn't have done it without you!Stay tuned for research updates!-Team Turtle
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That is a lot of turtles to sequence. Good luck!
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View commentI think I'd cook the blood, but the recipe looks otherwise good.
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View commenthttps://experiment.com/projects/using-turtle-dogs-to-study-wildlife-diseases
Nov 18, 2014
Using turtle dogs to study wildlife diseases
View commentThanks to all of you who participated in this campaign! It has been a success! Stay tuned for more news.
-Team Turtle Dog
Sep 10, 2014
Using turtle dogs to study wildlife diseases
View commentConstance, the trainer/owner happened to have a bird dog that also searched out turtles. He has bred for and trained for this tendency and how has a whole team of them. He starts when the puppies are young and I don't know all his secrets but I know at some point in the dogs' training they sniff out bacon-covered softballs!
Sep 08, 2014
Using turtle dogs to study wildlife diseases
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