No matter how you refer to them, the fact remains: they are dead turtles filled with styrofoam, held together with zip ties, GPS units attached to them. Or perhaps zombie turtles. Each year, dead turtles wash up on the shores of Chesapeake Bay. "And hopefully, the deployment of our two Frankenturtles will ultimately help lower the number of turtle deaths in the future." Not only did the scientists deploy the Frankenturtles, they’re also using orange turtle models made of wood and styrofoam, as well as bucket drifters, as part of their research.

Source: Fox News June 15, 2016 18:33 UTC