Eddie The Sea Turtle

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Eddie: The Sea Turtle. Majestic, wonderful, and on this earth for over 100 million year. But, can its magnificent animals be in danger?
In this documentary we talk about sea turtles and how plastic pollution affects the ecosystem of turtles. We will see why the turtles are so affected by pollution. But before that we will explain the interactions in the ecosystem of the sea turtle.

Connor: A great interaction is the food chain. So, what is it that turtles eat? When turtles are omnivorous, they eat a variety of algae, jellyfish. Their predators are sharks and orcas eats sea turtles. Coral reefs are very important in the life of sea turtles. Turtles eat in reefs that are also shelter for turtles during their migration to find beach , Or warmer water, and a place for nesting. The turtles travel on the water currents during their migration. During their times in currents, turtles do not have to swim strongly because the currents push the turtles to their destination. Also this direct turtles in the best direction for their migration. Fish pilot is a small fish with a big role in the life of sea turtles. When a turtles is close to the reefs the pilot fish cling to the turtles and eats all the parasites on the turtles, Meals and turtles do not parasites. The habitat are coral reefs that are often located
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First we see the food chain of sea turtles. When the turtles and close to the coral reefs they eat seaweed. Ci turtles do not lag, seaweed spread on the coral that blocks the sun for plants and for fish. Sea turtles also ate a lot of jellyfish. The jellyfish population will grow exponentially and the ecosystem will not be balanced. Who eats sea turtles? Do not eat a lot of sea turtles because there is a large shell on the turtles put some shark and eds orcas eat turtles. There are no turtles the shark and orcas do not eat a lot and the numbers will

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