Green turtle

chose to talk about in my summary 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 find them very interesting and I love the way they look. I recently went on a cruise and was able to visit a green turtle farm and it was an amazing experience. Green turtles are in a state of endanger because of several different reasons such as: threatening of overharvesting of eggs, hunting, getting caught in fishing gear and loss of nesting sites. Thousands of green turtles are caught in fishing nets and on longline hooks. Green turtles use oxygen to breathe so when they are caught in nets and on hooks they typically cannot reach the surface and eventually drown. The more fishing that occurs the more dangerous it will be for the green turtles. Human activity and vehicles on the beach have been increasing causing no clean beaches for the green turtles to nest on. Humans hunt green turtles to…

The green sea turtle, also known as Chelonia Mydas, is an endangered species. Sea turtles are targeted by people due to their meat, eggs, and shells. For people, this is a way of not only getting food but also an income source. Another factor that contributes to the green sea turtle endangerment is overfishing and poaching. Sea turtles are also used by some for ceremonies or even medicine. Technology such as propellers or getting hit by a boat can also pose threats to sea turtles, as the…

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…

Section 1: Effects of “Swim with the Turtles” Tourist Attractions on Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Health in Barbados, West Indies Kimberly Stewart, Terry Norton, Harwich Mohammed, Darren Browne, Kathleen Clements, Kirsten Thomas, Taylor Yaw, and Julia Horrocks Section 2: Green sea turtles tend to change their diets as they age. Green sea turtles start life as omnivores in pelagic water, but once their carapace length reaches 20 to25cm they move to coastal regions; their diet, then shifts…

Hawaii is surrounded by crystal clear and refreshing water. There are many types of marine life that are swimming around in the beautiful waters of Hawaii, such as green sea turtles, humpback whales, and manta rays. The Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle is one of the first turtle species ever discovered in Hawaii. The can be spotted from the beach. Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles are the largest hard-shelled turtles in the ocean (Murphy). They are regularly found resting under underwater ledges, basking on…

compare and contrast people or topics. The students did a jigsaw, which is stated as one of the original cooperative learning techniques (Marzano, 2007). To begin the unit, the students picked a partner and decided on an animal to research. While completing the research, the students completed a graphic organizer. After completing the graphic organizer, the students individually created a poster to present their animal findings to the whole class. When all the posters were complete, the two…

1.Nemo and Marlin (Amphiprioninae ocellaris) Common name- Clown Fish The first thing you need to know about Clown Fish is that they are Bright orange with three distinctive white bars, as clown anemonefish are among the most recognizable of all kinds of reef-dwellers. 2. Dory (Paracanthurus hepatus) Common name- Regal Blue Tang Regal Blue tangs possess a convenient protective adaptation that helps keep them safe from predation. As the tail thrashes from side to side, the fish is capable of…

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…

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 30 to 50 years of age and can live up to 100 years of age if they partook in a healthy…

have a prominent large bulb, called the ghara, on the end. The ghara on the male is made of cartilage. This bulb makes sexing very easy in this species because females do not have a bulb or the bulb is considerably less prominent. They are the only crocodilian out of the 23 species with sexual dimorphism. Gharials have 106 to 110 teeth that are specifically adapted to catch slippery freshwater fish. These teeth include 5 pre-maxillary, 23 to 24 maxillary, and 25 to 26 mandibular. To facilitate…