Sea Turtles Essay

is the Green Turtle. The scientific name for a green turtle is Chelonia Mydas which is also a chelonian which means they have four legs and a tough shell that is made up of two parts which join at the sides. The green turtle is one of the largest sea turtles in the world and the only herbivore. Green turtles are of course named after their green color of their body and shell. Green turtles are mainly found in tropical and subtropical waters. I chose to write my summary on green turtles because I…

“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 Annam leaf turtle, aka…

Species Taxonomy- The gharial is taxonomically classified under: Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Crocodylia Family: Gavialidae Genus: Gavialis Species: gangeticus The Indian gharial is also known as the gharial, fish-eating crocodile, Indian gavial, gavial, and long-nose crocodile. The name gharial is derived from the Hindi work “ghara” which means pot and refers to the bulb on the end of the crocodile’s snout. There are no taxonomic discrepancies…

Have you ever sent a fish or animal in to get mounted? If you have, I bet you took time to do so. Currently there is no taxidermy class in Foley Public Schools. Therefore students are being forced to take classes that they dislike. The rule is that you have to pass a certain amount of core classes to choose electives. Also there has to be students willing to take this class. In my opinion taxidermy would be a great class, and Foley Schools should think about adding it. First of all it would…

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…

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…

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 covering was begging for a turtle to wear it, Mij knew she had to get for Watney as the turtle needed something to brighten up its boring life. She still couldn’t get over the fact that she had sold Mark. She just…

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.…

We have many essayists and novelist today, one of the best is Edward Hoagland. He has written many nonfiction essays and books. In his essay ‘The Courage of Turtles,’ he talks about a younger him who seemed like an animal activist wanting to help rescue exclusive animals, not just turtles. All animals live off of gumption, searching, storing, gathering, and collecting anything they can do to keep living. Hoagland explains how his love for animals began, and how he even made mistakes in trying to…