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Publicado 2016-01-15
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En el mar, los depredadores más comunes de las tortugas marinas adultas son los tiburones (es decir, Carcharhinus leucas, Carcharodon carcharias, Galeocerdo cuvier) (Witzell 1987, Cliff & Dudley 1991, Fergusson et al. 2000) y las orcas (Orcinus orca) (Fertl & Fulling 2007); mientras que en sus playas de anidación, las tortugas hembras son susceptibles a los depredadores como los jaguares (Panthera onca) y los cocodrilos (Crocodylus acutus) (Ortiz et al. 1997, Heithaus et al. 2008).
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