Loggerhead Sea Turtle

If sea turtles lay about an average of 100 eggs in each nest and lay up to 6 to 8 nest each season, then why are sea turtles endangered if so many of them are being created? Well for starters, Sea turtles are faced with many predators, where most creatures take sea turtles as their natural prey. But a sea turtle's life can be at risk even before they are even born. When a sea turtle lays her eggs, the eggs are in danger of Terrestrial predators that seek to prey on them. But if an offspring…

year, countless sea turtle eggs are illegally harvested in Central America and sold on the black market. Poachers dig up the nests, remove the eggs and sell them to middlemen, who in turn transport them to cities where they are sold as staples in bars and restaurants. Yet how they reach their destination remains something of a mystery to conservationists. Since little is known about the routes frequented by smugglers, thereby frustrating efforts to thwart the sale of poached sea turtle eggs to…

Fun fact, it is not named the green sea turtle because of the color of its shell, which is usually not green but brown, dark olive or black. It’s green because of the color of its subdermal (another word for under the skin) body fat. In Addition, green sea turtles can grow to be as long as 5 feet head to tail and can weigh up to 350 pounds. They tend to live for quite a while, reaching sexual maturity…

Under the Sea Turtle Sea turtles symbolize the humility of mankind because their home has become our home in which both humans and turtles, with the help of the Marine Animal Rescue Team become one. There are six to seven species of sea turtles that can be found from all over the ocean: leatherbacks, loggerheads, green turtles, olive ridleys, kemp’s ridleys, hawksbills and flatbacks. They are either threatened or endangered at human hands, sadly, they are already endangered because of the…

I have a one-year old female red ear slider turtle that is about two inches in length. I will begin from the top of her head down to her tail. Her head is what makes her distinct to the type of turtle she is. My turtle is a female so in this case she has a pointed shape to her nose. Her head is green in color with light green and yellow vertical stripes that run all the way around her face. The skin almost has a scaly texture. Moving from her eyes down to the area that covers her ears you will…

Last year, during winter break my family and I went to Cabo, Mexico which is located on the tip of the peninsula of the part of Mexico that is under California. It took a lot of begging over the years to get my mom to take us to Mexico but she finally gave in and she doesn’t regret it a single bit. My vacation to Cabo was and still is the best vacation I have been on. Right as we stepped out of the airport in Cabo, the warm humid air instantly hit us and we couldn’t wait to get to the resort…

The green sea turtle is an ancient and unique creature that swims all over the world to share its beauty. The green sea turtle has been around for over one hundred million years. Not only is this creature beautiful, but also has many other outstanding features to share with the world. These reptiles are remarkable for their strong sense of navigation and direction and can come back to the same beach that they nested months, even years ago, to lay more eggs. Green sea turtles travel numerous…

1. Identify and discuss three reasons that endangerment occurss. One of the reasons that endangerment occur is habitat destruction. Habitat destruction has gone over to the top because mostly all the wild animals has really what to call a home. Man kind has wiped out their homes for our house,food markets and many more things that can provide us but not them. A second one would be illegal hunting. Illegal hunting had made many animals died because of this type of game. For putting them up as…

them safe from predation. As the tail thrashes from side to side, the fish is capable of inflicting serious damage to an enemy. 4. Squirt and 5.Crush(Green Sea Turtle)6. Common name-Turtle The name green sEA TURTLES…

The Leatherback Sea Turtle is one of the most unique species out of all of the turtle species. This beautiful turtle species is critically endangered and their population is decreasing drastically. The Leatherbacks amazing features are taken for granted causing the endangerment. Their valuable leather is one reason for endangerment. Another factor is the waste produced from the daily use of boats. Throughout the life of the Leatherback Sea Turtle we will cover multiple different topics. These…