Adelita (turtle)

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.

External links

Original web site
Tracking Page
Nichols' Blog
"Interview: Wallace J. Nichols". PBS. 27 May 2010 [May 27, 2010]. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
Nichols, Wallace J (August 31, 2011). "The Story of Adelita: A (Very) Long Distance Love Affair (With a Sea Turtle)". HuffPost. Retrieved 18 March 2021.

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Individuals	Adelita Adwaita Cụ Rùa Diego Esmeralda Harriet Jonathan Lonesome George Mr Turpen Mzee Timothy Tu'i Malila
Moon travelers	Zond 5 Zond 6 Zond 7

Cheloniidae family

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Subclass: Anapsida
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Sea turtles
Family: Cheloniidae

Genera

Species of the Cheloniidae family

†Allopleuron

†Allopleuron hofmanni

†Argillochelys

†Argillochelys africana

Caretta

Loggerhead sea turtle

†Carolinochelys

†Carolinochelys wilsoni

Chelonia

Green sea turtle

†Eochelone

†Eochelone brabantica
†Eochelone voltregana

Eretmochelys

Hawksbill sea turtle

†Gigantatypus

†Gigantatypus salahi

†Glarichelys

†Glarichelys knorri

†Itilochelys

†Itilochelys rasstrigin

Lepidochelys

Kemp's ridley sea turtle
Olive ridley sea turtle
†Lepidochelys waikatoica

†Mexichelys

†Mexichelys coahuilaensis

†Miocaretta

†Miocaretta lankae

Natator

Flatback sea turtle

†Pacifichelys

†Pacifichelys hutchisoni
†Pacifichelys urbinai

†Syllomus

†Syllomus aegyptiacus
†Syllomus crispatus

†Tasbacka

†Tasbacka aldabergeni
†Tasbacka danica
†Tasbacka ouledabdounensis
†Tasbacka ruhoffi
†Tasbacka salisburgensis

Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on turtles of the world 2017 update: Annotated checklist and atlas of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status. †=Extinct.

Testudines

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Diapsida
Order: Testudines

Genus

Chelonioidea
(Sea turtles)

Cheloniidae	†Allopleuron Caretta †Carolinochelys Chelonia †Eochelone Eretmochelys †Gigantatypus †Glarichelys †Itilochelys Lepidochelys †Mexichelys †Miocaretta Natator †Pacifichelys †Syllomus †Tasbacka
Dermochelyidae	†Arabemys †Corsochelys †Cosmochelys Dermochelys †Eosphargis †Mesodermochelys †Psephophorus
	†Euclastes †Peritresius †Procolpochelys †Protosphargis †Puppigerus

Kinosternoidea

Dermatemydidae	Dermatemys
Kinosternidae	Claudius †Hoplochelys Kinosternon Staurotypus Sternotherus

Testudinoidea

Emydidae	Chrysemys Clemmys Deirochelys Emys Actinemys Emydoidea Glyptemys Graptemys Malaclemys Pseudemys Terrapene Trachemys
Geoemydidae	Batagur †Banhxeochelys Cuora Cyclemys Geoclemys Geoemyda Hardella Heosemys Leucocephalon Malayemys Mauremys Melanochelys Morenia Notochelys Orlitia Pangshura Rhinoclemmys Sacalia Siebenrockiella Vijayachelys
Platysternidae	Platysternon
Testudinidae	Aldabrachelys Astrochelys Centrochelys Chelonoidis Chersina Cylindraspis Geochelone Gopherus †Hadrianus †Hesperotestudo Homopus Indotestudo Kinixys Malacochersus Manouria †Megalochelys Psammobates Pyxis †Solitudo Stigmochelys †Stylemys Testudo

Trionychia

Carettochelyidae	†Allaeochelys †Anosteira Carettochelys
Trionychidae	Amyda Apalone †Axestemys Chitra Cyclanorbis Cycloderma †Drazinderetes Dogania †Gilmoremys †Hutchemys †Khunnuchelys Lissemys Nilssonia Palea †Palaeoamyda Pelochelys Pelodiscus Rafetus Trionyx
	†Basilochelys †Sinaspideretes

Chelydridae	†Acherontemys Chelydra †Chelydrops †Chelydropsis †Emarginachelys †Macrocephalochelys Macrochelys †Planiplastron †Protochelydra
†Nanhsiungchelyidae	†Anomalochelys †Basilemys †Jiangxichelys
†Protostegidae	†Alienochelys †Archelon †Atlantochelys †Bouliachelys †Calcarichelys †Cratochelone †Desmatochelys †Iserosaurus †Notochelone †Ocepechelon †Pneumatoarthrus †Protostega †Rhinochelys †Santanachelys †Terlinguachelys
	†Adocus †Argillochelys †Bashuchelys †Ctenochelys †Prionochelys †Toxochelys

Pleurodira

†Araripemydidae	†Araripemys
†Bothremydidae	†Araiochelys †Arenila †Azabbaremys †Bothremys †Cearachelys †Chedighaii †Chupacabrachelys †Eotaphrosphys †Foxemys †Galianemys †Ilatardia †Inaechelys †Itapecuruemys †Jainemys †Kinkonychelys †Kurmademys †Labrostochelys †Nigeremys †Phosphatochelys †Polysternon †Puentemys †Rosasia †Rhothonemys †Sankuchemys †Taphrosphys †Ummulisani †Zolhafah
Chelidae	Acanthochelys Chelodina Chelus Elseya Elusor Emydura Hydromedusa †Lomalatachelys Mesoclemmys Myuchelys Phrynops Platemys †Prochelidella Pseudemydura Rheodytes Rhinemys †Yaminuechelys
Pelomedusidae	Pelomedusa Pelusios
Podocnemididae	†Albertwoodemys †Bauruemys †Brontochelys †Caninemys †Carbonemys †Cerrejonemys †Cordichelys Erymnochelys †Lapparentemys †Latentemys Peltocephalus Podocnemis †Stupendemys
†Sahonachelyidae	†Sahonachelys †Sokatra

	†Caribemys †Caririemys †Tacuarembemys

Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on Turtles of the World 2017 Update: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status. † = extinct.

See also List of Testudines families

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