Hawksbill turtle

of becoming extinct, at any moment. That species is the Hawksbill sea turtle. Most people should be concerned, because they’re going extinct because we’re throwing plastic into the ocean. Also, we’re killing them for their skin and their shells. Lastly, their reproduction doesn’t occur rapidly, so every 2 to 3 years, will new Hawksbill be born/hatched. The Hawksbill sea turtle’s real name, is Eretmochelys Imbricata. The Hawksbill sea turtle has a flat body shape, a sharp, curved beak, and a sharp appearance of its shell margins. The typical Hawksbill weight, is 100 to 150 pounds. Its average size, is 24 to 45 inches. Its shell colors can differ, based on the sea temperature. Their only body covering, is it’s protective shell. Its kingdom, is Animalia. Its Phylum, is Chordata. Its class, is Reptilia. The order, is Testudines. Its family, is Cheloniidae. It’s genus is Eretmochelys. The species it belongs to, is the E. imbricata species.…

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) Malayan Box Turtle (Cuora amboinensis kamaroma) Description Origins: Mainland Indochina (South and Central Vietnam, southern Laos & Cambodia), Thailand (Phang Nga Province etc.), Singapore and mainland Malaysia. Size: 5 to 12 inches long (depending on the subspecies) Lifespan: Typically an average of 50 years but reportedly up to 150 years Malayan Box Turtles are responsive and active pets. Pet owners will find it appealing as this species prefers staying in the water instead of basking and…

ollectively known as “leaf turtles,” the species names in the following list demonstrate one of the weaknesses of common names. In both appearance and range, these species are diverse even as they are all native to Asia: 1. Cyclemys dentata (Asian leaf turtle, aka Brown stream terrapin); 2. Cyclemys tcheponensis (Stripe-necked leaf turtle); 3. Geoemyda spengleri (Black-breasted leaf turtle or Chinese leaf turtle, aka Vietnamese Wood Turtle); 4. Mauremys (Annamemys) annamensis (Vietnamese or…

areas that the gharials are believed to still be living in the wild from the IUCN. (Choudhury et al., 2007) Habitat: Although gharials live in these freshwater rivers with fast currents, they gather at the edges of the rivers with deeper water and slower currents. These areas are often at river junctions, bands, and deep gorges. They are not adapted for movement on land, but they find sandbars around the large river systems to bask, nest, lay their eggs. This habitat is very specific…

Red-eared slider turtles have become an invasive species and a threat to freshwater turtles around the world. The IUCN list the red eared slider as one of the 100 worst invasive species worldwide (Boudjelas et al 2000.) They can survive and thrive in almost any freshwater ecosystem. They are able to outcompete other species of turtles for nutrients and territory and they threaten to decline the native turtle population wherever they live. A lot of pet turtle owners don’t know the threat…

Turtles? In My Bath? It’s More Likely Than You’d Think. Sometimes live gives you lemons, and we all have varied responses to the newly discovered citrus, but other times life gives you turtles, which elicits a plethora of new and mysterious reactions. Bathers with a Turtle shows a scene of three lovely ladies bathing within a pool, but everything changed with the turtle appeared. Throwing a wringer into their plans, Henri Matisse captures a moment of pure shock, awe, and despair through his…

She ran, ran as fast as she could into the crowd. Stumbling and staggering, Mij stopped and looked around. She had no idea where she was or what kind of person she was, but she did know how to get back home. On her way home she stopped by at an antique store to buy the present that she was planning to buy for Alled. She bought the beautiful turtle shell covering that was stained with beautiful colors, and even contained a small jewel in the middle. A few weeks before, Mij saw it, the shell…

Hello congress woman and men. Our names are, Alicia, Celeste and Yaritza. We are here to try and convince you to keep this endangered specie, the Hawksbills Sea Turtle as safe and protected as possible. Like many sea turtles, hawksbill sea turtles are critically endangered due mostly to human impact. The Hawksbill Sea Turtle is usually amber colored and richly patterned, with radiating streaks of lighter brown and black which is a reason why they are being killed for their stunning shell and…

The Speedy Turtle One day while Allie and Jacob were walking down their long, narrow, driveway, they spotted a turtle. The children ran over near the turtle, but by the time they got there it was gone. “Well that was strange.” spoke Allie. Jacob and Allie stood back up and headed down their driveway to the bus. When the children got onto the bus they began to tell their friends about the turtle and how it disappeared. Allie is more of a sporty type of girl. She plays softball and basketball.…