Adelita is the name of the first sea turtle tracked across an ocean basin , the northern Pacific Ocean . A satellite tag was placed on Adelita,[ 1] a female loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta ), in 1996[ 2] by marine biologist Wallace J. Nichols for a research project.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
The Adelita tracking project provided the first proof of the trans-Pacific migration of loggerhead sea turtles.[ 6] [ 7] Adelita was also the first animal to swim across an ocean while being tracked by a satellite.[ 8] [ 9]
The 9,000 mile journey of Adelita from Mexico to Japan was featured in the PBS Nature documentary Voyage of the Lonely Turtle .[ 10] The documentary follows Adelita as she returns to her birthplace in Japan to lay her eggs.[ 11]
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^ "ADELITA: A SEA TURTLE'S JOURNEY" . Kirkus Reviews . June 30, 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2021 .
^ "Spectacular sea turtles and the threats they face" . CNN . December 15, 2020. p. 11 of 23. Retrieved 18 March 2021 .
^ Yong, Ed (February 24, 2011). "Turtles use the Earth's magnetic field as a global GPS" . National Geographic . Archived from the original on April 14, 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021 .
^ "Loggerhead sea turtles go the distance" . CNN. Environmental News Network . July 19, 1999. Retrieved 18 March 2021 .
^ Weaver, Meg (October 6, 2008). "Wallace J. Nichols on Turtles… and Tacos" . National Geographic . Archived from the original on June 22, 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021 .
^ "Mexican, Japanese and U.S. Fishermen Celebrate Sea Turtle's Epic Journey" . Underwater Times . December 8, 2006. Retrieved 18 March 2021 .
^ "East Pacific Sea Turtle Tracking Project (1996-1997)" . NASA . OBIS-SEAMAP. Blue Ocean Institute. Retrieved 18 March 2021 . Ancillary Keywords: Adelita
^ Etnoyer, Peter (February 7, 2009). "Satellite tracked sea turtle swims in Google Ocean" . Deep Sea News . Retrieved 18 March 2021 .
^ "Sea Turtle Research of J. Nichols '89 Featured in Magazine, on PBS' Nature" . DePauw University . April 12, 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2021 .
^ "About" . Voyage of the Lonely Turtle . PBS Nature. May 10, 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2021 .
^ "Sea Turtle Navigation" . PBS Nature . May 29, 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2021 .
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