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As endangered turtles wash ashore, scientists get a rare glimpse

Jennifer Kiesling, a New England Aquarium biologist, marked the 500-pound leatherback turtle that washed up on Cuttyhunk Island. Jennifer Kiesling, a New England Aquarium biologist, marked the 500-pound leatherback turtle that washed up on Cuttyhunk Island. (BILL GREENE/GLOBE STAFF)
By Christopher Baxter
Globe Correspondent / July 24, 2008

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CUTTYHUNK ISLAND - Seagulls, strangely absent from this quaint summer getaway, feasted Monday along the rocky shoreline, and Carrie DeArmond and her daughter, Jordan, knew something was amiss. (Full article: 754 words)

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