SEA TURTLES
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SEA TURTLES
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SEA TURTLES. FACTS ABOUT SEA TURTLES. One of the earth’s most ancient creatures. Seven species of sea turtles. Cannot retract their legs and head into their shells like other turtles. Diet includes jellyfish, seaweed, crabs, shrimp, sponges, snails, algae and mollusks - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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SEA TURTLES
SEA TURTLES
FACTS ABOUT SEA TURTLES
One of the earths most ancient creatures.Seven species of sea turtles.Cannot retract their legs and head into their shells like other turtles.Diet includes jellyfish, seaweed, crabs, shrimp, sponges, snails, algae and mollusksSpend most of their lives in waterSea turtles nesting
Female turtles leave the water and go to the shore to lay eggs.They dig out a nest in the ground with their back flippers.They bury their clutch of eggs (70-190 eggs) and return to the ocean.When the young hatch out of their eggs it can take up to one week to dig themselves out.They make their way to the ocean.
WHERE ARE SEA TURTLES FOUND?
In all warm and temperate waters throughout the worldMigrate hundreds of miles between nesting & feeding grounds.As far as 1400 milesSEA TURTLES SWIMMINGSea turtle swimmingSea turtles spend all their lives in the seaCan stay under water for up to 5hrsTheir legs are flippers so they are very strong swimmers.They breath through lungs and must swim to surface to breathe.THREATS!
Entanglement in fishing gearCoastal developmentPlastic and other marine debrisGlobal warmingOcean pollution
