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With the help of a QMUL Centre for Public Engagement Large grant, Kostas Papafitsoros recently launched the first of its kind wildlife photo-ID game "TurtleTurtle". The users can play endlessly trying to match sea turtle faces exploiting their unique facial scale patterns. The game draws data from the SeaTurtleID2022 dataset which is the first public large-scale, long-span dataset with sea turtle photographs captured in the wild (Zakynthos Island) originally created to train and test AI-driven automatic photo-ID methods. Several other related research works by Kostas Papafitsoros also inform the game features. There are four difficulty levels for the game as well as a daily challenge. The game is highly suitable for students and wildlife enthusiasts and it has already been warmly welcomed by several sea turtle NGOs worldwide. Give it a try!