Shell · Green sea turtles have 5 central scutes and 4 lateral scutes. · Hawksbill turtles have 5 central scutes and 4 lateral scutes. · Loggerhead turtles have 5 ...
Scute patterns and shell morphology of the 7 sea turtle species. Reproduced from Wyneken, 2001, illustrations by Dawn Witherington. Source publication.
The shell of the hawksbill turtle, among other species, has been used as a material for a wide range of small decorative and practical items since antiquity ...
Each species of sea turtle has a few distinguishing features that will help you ... A turtle's top shell (or carapace) can also have a different number of ...
Sea turtle figures used by permission of the Marine Turtle Specialist Group (iucn-mtsg.org) ... Hard carapace (shell) with large scutes (shell plates).
Sea turtle experts can list many structures that help them identify the species, but the easiest ones to spot are the shape of the shell and the pattern of ...
Seven sea turtle species exist today: the flatback, green, hawksbill, leatherback, loggerhead and olive ridley.
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Information About Sea Turtles: Species Identification Key
Trying to identify a species of sea turtle that you saw? ... Body consists of a very flexible carapace (upper part of shell) with 5 distinct dorsal ridges ...
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The 7 Types of Sea Turtle & Where to Find Them
Sea turtles really are a rare breed. Despite being found all around the world (except the arctic and antarctic regions) they are limited to a ...
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Sea Turtle Identification
These marine reptiles are characterized by a large, streamlined shell (carapace), and non-retractable head and flippers. In all species except the ...
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Sea Turtle Identification
Shell varies in browns, and appears marbled with sunburst rays in each scute. · Scutes do not overlap. · Underside is creamy white · Have flat face and serrated ...
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Sea Turtle Species – The Turtle Hospital. Rescue, Rehab ...
... you may easily mix up those species. After all, they're all very closely related, have a beak and a shell like any other sea turtle.
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Sea Turtle Species
Seven species of sea turtles can be found in every ocean around the world. From leatherbacks to loggerheads, six of the seven species are threatened or ...
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The 7 Species of Sea Turtles - ThoughtCo
7 Species of Sea Turtles · These animals have been around for millions of years · Leatherback Turtle · Green Turtle · Loggerhead Turtles · Hawksbill ...
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Greater Atlantic Region Sea Turtle Program
Turtle shells, along with other features, are used to distinguish between species of sea turtles. The green, hawksbill (rare visitor to the ...
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Sea Turtles - SCDNR
There are seven species of sea turtles in the world. ... Once they reach approximately 20 inches in shell length, they move back into coastal waters along ...
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Sea Turtle | Species - WWF
Slaughtered for their eggs, meat, skin, and shells, sea turtles suffer from poaching and over-exploitation. They also face habitat destruction and ...
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Seven Species of Sea Turtles | SEA LIFE London Aquarium
The Seven Species of Sea Turtles · 1. Green Sea Turtle, Chelonia mydas · 2. Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Caretta caretta · 3. Hawksbill Sea Turtle, Eretmochelys ...
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Loggerhead Sea Turtle Shell - Pinterest
Apr 2, 2017 - See photos of Ed Koehler's sculpted sea turtle shells in Naples, FL. Each shell reflects a real sea turtles colors.
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Sea Turtle Facts
Click on each of these pictures to see what type of sea turtles it is. ... To help them swim, sea turtles shells are very narrow and hydrodynamic.
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The Characterization of Tortoise Shell and its Imitations - GIA
The vast majority of worked tortoise shell materi- al comes from the shells of two species of sea turtles: the hawksbill and, more rarely, the green turtle ...
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SEA TURTLES
The dorsal part of the shell, the carapace, is joined at the sides to the ... All sea turtle species are in need of protection from unmanaged exploitation.
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Sea Turtle Species
The outer shell or carapace is the primary feature used in the identification of sea turtle species. The number of scutes on the carapace, their shape, coloring ...
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Loggerhead sea turtle, facts and photos
Predators also rely on loggerhead hatchlings for food, while more than a hundred species of animals—including barnacles, crabs, and algae—live on their shells.
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Species - ECOMAR
Their shell has the characteristic mottled tortoise shell appearance. Picture. Hawksbill sea turtles have 4 overlapping scutes on the side of their shell and a ...
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Sea turtle species - Responsible Travel
Six out of seven sea turtle species are classified as threatened, and hawksbills, prized for their beautiful shells, are critically endangered.
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Seven species of sea turtles roam the seas
In addition to its large head, one may identify a loggerhead by its heart-shaped shell with a reddish-brown coloring. Green Sea Turtle,.
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Endangered Sea Turtle Species - SAVE-A-TURTLE
There are several endangered species of sea turtles. ... Their skin is an orangey-brown color and their shells are a rusty brown under their algae layers.
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Turtle Shell Mosaic
This process is similar to a snake shedding. Different species of sea turtle can be distinguished by the number of scutes on their carapace (top of shell).
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Loggerhead Sea Turtle Species Profile, Alaska Department of ...
Its shell has a slight heart shape. The carapace is reddish brown, and the plastron is pale yellow. Average adult loggerheads measure 3 feet in length and weigh ...
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Species Profile for Loggerhead sea turtle(Caretta ... - ECOS
The carapace (top shell) is slightly heart-shaped and reddish-brown in adults and sub-adults, while the plastron (bottom shell) is generally a pale yellowish ...
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Florida's Fantastic Sea Turtles
They also have tall, dome-shaped shells. Like freshwater turtles, most tortoises can pull their head and legs into their shell. More than 45 species of tortoise ...
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What is a Sea Turtle? - Answered - Twinkl Teaching Wiki
The smallest, rarest and most endangered sea turtle species in the world. This sea turtle has a greenish-grey shell and only grows to be around 2 feet in ...
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Sea Turtles | National Wildlife Federation
Unlike their terrestrial relatives, they cannot retract their heads into their shells. The smallest of the sea turtles are the two species of ridleys, ...
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Turtles - Mass Audubon
Although many turtle species live in the water, all must breathe air and lay eggs on land. Identification. All turtles have shells. Because these shells are ...
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All 7 Different Types of Sea Turtles that Live in the Oceans
Sea turtle species have bony plates along their shell that are known as scutes and exist on other reptiles like crocodiles. These reptiles are ...
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Loggerhead sea turtle - FWC
This turtle species has a reddish-brown carapace (upper shell section) and a light to medium yellow plastron (lower shell section).
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Species of Sea Turtles - DEKAMER
The loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), is an oceanic turtle ... skin ranges from yellow to brown in color, and the shell is typically reddish-brown.
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Hawksbill Sea Turtles - Too Rare To Wear
5 to 1 meter) in length making them one of the smaller sea turtle species. Considered to be the most beautiful of sea turtles for their shell, their beauty has ...
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Plethora of Life Found On Sea Turtle Shells
Earlier studies of loggerhead turtles had documented fewer than 100 different meiofauna species living on the shells.
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Sea Turtles - Google Arts & Culture
The leatherback turtle is the largest of all species of sea turtles. The average weight is 400 kg and the shell length reaches a meter and a half.
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13 Turtle-ly Awesome Photos for World Turtle Day
The U.S. is home to a rich variety of freshwater and sea turtles with 67 species — that's approximately 19 percent of the world's turtles.
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Sea Turtle Facts and Information
There are 7 living species of Sea Turtles left in the world. Green, Hawksbill, Leatherback, Flatback, Loggerhead, Kemp Ridley and Olive Ridley.
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All 7 Different Types of Sea Turtles: Pictures, Classification ...
7 Types of Sea Turtles Species with Scientific Names and Photos.
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Sea Turtles - KSTCP
Learn about the types of sea turtles which visit Kosgoda and are helped by ... Sadly this has made it a target for traders - Hawksbill Turtle shell is the ...
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Sea Turtle Facts | Boca Raton, FL
This marine giant is also the largest reptile alive today! Leatherbacks are very different from the other sea turtle species. Instead of a hard shell, they have ...
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The Sea Turtles Total Guide | Pacific Adventure Tours
There are eight species of the marine turtle: Leatherback, Hawksbill, Loggerhead, Green, Black, Flatback or Australian, Olive ridley, and Kemp's ridley. Panama ...
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How to identify sea turtles - Pura Aventura
Biologists recognise seven living species of sea turtles in the world, which are grouped into six genera: Leatherback, Loggerhead, Hawksbill ...
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The 7 Surviving Turtle Species Left in The Sea
But in the ocean today, there are only 7 species of turtles left. They are Green Sea Turtle, Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle, ...
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5 Types of Sea Turtles Found in OBX | Species Guide
We may use several different ways to determine what specific species the sea turtle may be. We can look at size, coloration, and also their ...
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Tortoise, turtle or sea turtle – what is the difference?
“Turtle” refers to all species in that group – including ... Tortoises have high, dome-shaped shells, while turtles and sea turtles have ...
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3.5. Sea turtle biology - AQUATIC LIFE LAB
The leatherback sea turtle is the only species having waxy skin and embedded dermal ossicles instead of keratinous scutes. Sea turtles have a hydrodynamic shell ...
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5 Types of Sea Turtles Found in Texas! (ID Guide)
They allow fish to “clean” them by eating the barnacles and other parasites that live in their shells! #3. Leatherback Sea Turtle. Dermochelus coriacea.
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Loggerhead Turtle - Chesapeake Bay Program
Their eggs become food for predators, and over 100 species can live on the loggerhead's shell. Like all sea turtles, loggerheads are in decline world-wide, the ...
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Species - Sea Turtles of India
Scientists recognise seven living species of sea turtles, which are grouped into six genera. These species include: the olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) ...
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Can Sea Turtles Hide in Their Shells? - American Oceans
There are two types of turtles with two different ways of hiding in their shells. The first type is pleurodires, which pull their heads and necks into their ...
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Marine turtles - characteristics, key to the 7 marine species ...
marine reptiles like sea turtles - marine biology (characteristics ... land turtles cannot retract their heads completely into their shells.
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Sea Turtle Species at Gulf Islands - National Park Service
Nests are common in the national seashore. Green Sea Turtle. The green turtle (Chelonia mydas) is the largest of the hard-shell sea turtles, ...
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Epibiotic Diatoms Are Universally Present on All Sea Turtle ...
Using Scanning Electron Microscopy, we inspected superficial carapace or skin samples from a single representative of each turtle species. We ...
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Leatherback Turtle - Oceana
Having the widest global distribution of all turtle species, leatherbacks are ... The most predominant threats to leatherback sea turtles occur on nesting ...
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Top 10 facts about marine turtles | WWF
Did you know that there are 7 marine turtles species in the world? ... Turtle shells are made of over 50 bones fused together - so they're literally wearing ...
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What are the different species of sea turtles? - Cape Clasp
What are the different species of sea turtles? · 1. Leatherbacks · 2. Green Sea Turtle · 3. Loggerhead · 4. Hawksbill · 5. Flatback · 6. Olive Ridley.
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FAQ : Are their shells hard or soft? - Seaturtle.org
All species of sea turtle have a hard shell, or carapace, except for the leatherback sea turtle, which has a soft leathery carapace.
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Leatherback sea turtle shell: A tough and flexible biological ...
The structure of the two types of osteoderms is characterized and their mechanical properties are investigated with particular attention to the ...
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Sea Turtle Species Profiles - Loggerhead Marinelife Center
World Conservation Union (IUCN) status - Critically Endangered; Largest and deepest diving of the sea turtles; Named for smooth, rubbery shell ...
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7 species of sea turtles - Institut océanographique
Out of more than 300 species of turtles, only 7 live in the sea · Six species in a single family: the Cheloniidae · Very distinct characteristics · The leatherback ...
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Sea Turtle Identification Key
Pritchard, P. C. H. and Mortimer, J. A. (1999) Taxonomy, External Morphology, and Species Identification. pp. 21-38. In: Eckert, K.L., K.A..
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Parasites - Sea Turtle Guardian
Some species of goose neck or stalked barnacles are pelagic (open-ocean). ... S. muricata coaxes the skin of the turtle around the barnacle shell by ...
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Leatherback Turtle - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
The soft shells of the Leatherback are reinforced by bones buried in the black ... The sea turtles (Cheloniidae [7 species] and Dermochelyidae [1 species]) ...
There are seven species of sea turtles: Green (Chelonia mydas): Medium to large sized, brownish turtle with mottled patterns of markings on its shell.
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Learn About Sea Turtles - Upwell
The largest sea turtle species, the deepest divers and the true world ... hawksbills are known for their exquisite shell pattern, featuring radiant streaks ...
Loggerheads also tend to sport more epibiota on their carapaces then other sea turtles (more than 50 species of invertebrates have been found associated with ...
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ARCHELON Τhe Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece
The shell is the most noticeable feature of all turtles. ... Females of most species will return to the sea without laying eggs if lights or noise on the ...
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Sea Turtles Florida Sea Turtle Species - Broward County
Five species of sea turtles call Florida's waters home: leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), loggerhead (Caretta caretta), green turtle (Chelonia mydas), ...
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Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta)
Information about the Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta), a species found ... Adults weigh 170 to 500 lbs. and have a shell up to 45 inches in length.
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Marine turtles in Australia - DCCEEW
They have a large shell called a carapace, four strong, ... All marine turtle species are experiencing serious threats to their survival.
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Meet the Turtles — The State of the World's Sea Turtles | SWOT
The seven sea turtle species that grace our oceans belong to a unique evolutionary ... The hawksbill has a beautiful, translucent shell, which has long been ...
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Turtles of Southeast Asia
For centuries the larger species have been exploited for their shells, ... Sea Turtles (Dermochelyidae, Cheloniidae) SE Asia: 5 species (worldwide 7 species)
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Types of sea turtles you can find in the Mexican Caribbean
The state of Quintana Roo (particularly the northern zone) is the only region in the country where four species of turtles arrive: green (or white), hawksbill, ...
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Sea Turtles: Learn about these reptiles of the ocean - Ducksters
Learn to identify sea turtles including different species loggerhead and ... Like other turtles, sea turtles have a hard shell that acts as armor and ...
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Loggerhead sea turtle - Center for Biological Diversity
It's been a shell game, but we'll persist until turtles are no longer drowning in commercial fishing gear. Endangered Species Act Protections. Saving loggerhead ...
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Anatomy - Turtle Time, Inc.
The anatomy of the sea turtle is unique in that it is one of the few ... the other species, is not fused with its carapace, nor does it have a bony shell.
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About Indonesian Sea Turtles - ProFauna Indonesia
In the world, there are seven sea turtle species, six of which live in ... While the sea turtle which is poached for the shell to make souvenirs for ...
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Loggerhead Turtle Shell Characteristics - Pets on Mom.com
Loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) are are ocean denizens from the seas surrounding southern Africa all the way to Japan and Australia.
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Species portraits - Sea turtles - Turtle Foundation
Want to learn more about sea turtles? ... Special characteristics: Very big head with strong jaws for cracking hard shells.
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UNIT TWO: TURTLE BIOLOGY - Toronto Zoo
may explain why turtle species occur in a wide variety of habitats. However, with the exception of softshell turtles, the shell makes the turtle many times ...
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Marine turtles of the Kimberley Coast
Sea Turtles : An Ecological Guide ... Six of the world's seven species of sea turtles occur in ... Marine turtle eggs have leathery soft shells that.
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10 Different Types of Turtles Around the World
Also, it is the only turtle in the sea that does not have a hard shell. The Leatherback turtle carapace has seven distinct ridges spread across ...
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Meet the 7 Species of Sea Turtles - Scout Life magazine
Today, seven species of sea turtles roam the world's oceans. Five of those species nest in the ... Named for their leathery skin, they lack a hard shell.
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Loggerhead vs Green Sea Turtle: What Are The Differences?
Across the world, seven unique species of sea turtle exist, ... Appearance, Yellow-orange to reddish-brown shell with pale yellow belly.
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Information About Sea Turtles
Green turtles (Chelonia mydas) are an endangered species around the and are easily distin- ... back is the only sea turtle that lacks a hard shell.
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Biology of Sea Turtle... - The Mai Khao Marine Turtle Foundation
With streamlined bodies and flipper-like limbs, they are able to navigate across the oceans. From eight species of sea turtle found worldwide, five species can ...
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Turtle Facts | Live Science
Turtles are reptiles with hard shells that protect them from predators. ... The largest sea turtle species is the leatherback turtle.
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The seven sea turtles of the world - Sunshine Coast Council
There are seven recognised species of sea turtle surviving today ... the surrounding ocean is decreased by their skin and shell being highly ...
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