Turtles evolve to use flippers like hands and karate-chop prey?
reviously it was thought that the brains of the reptiles were too small to handle the dexterity required for manipulating objects with their limbs.
Instead, it was thought they simply used their flippers to swim and change direction.
But after scouring photos and videos of marine turtles, researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California have discovered the creatures are surprisingly nimble.