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Leatherback sea turtles have existed in their current form since the age of the dinosaurs!Leatherbacks are highly migrat...
26/11/2022

Leatherback sea turtles have existed in their current form since the age of the dinosaurs!

Leatherbacks are highly migratory, some swimming more than 10,000 miles a year between nesting and foraging grounds. They are also accomplished divers with the deepest recorded dive reaching nearly 4,000 feet—deeper than most marine mammals. They have spiny “papillae” lining their mouth and esophagus—these spines help them trap and consume their main prey species, jellyfish.

Sea turtles don’t retract into their shells. Unlike other turtles, sea turtles cannot retract their flippers and head in...
26/11/2022

Sea turtles don’t retract into their shells.

Unlike other turtles, sea turtles cannot retract their flippers and head into their shells. Their streamlined shells and large paddle-shaped flippers make them very agile and graceful swimmers. In the water, their rear flippers are used as rudders, for steering.

Loggerheads spend the first 7 to 15 years (average 12 years) of their lives in the open ocean.Then they migrate to nears...
19/11/2022

Loggerheads spend the first 7 to 15 years (average 12 years) of their lives in the open ocean.

Then they migrate to nearshore coastal areas where they continue to grow and mature. Through satellite tracking, researchers have discovered that loggerheads in the Pacific have a highly migratory life stage. Hatchlings enter the ocean from nesting beaches in Japan and Australia. Some individuals undertake a trans-Pacific developmental migration across the Pacific Ocean to feeding grounds off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, Peru and Chile. That's nearly 8,000 miles!

One sea turtle species nests during the day.Most sea turtles nest at night—Kemp’s ridleys are the only sea turtles that ...
15/11/2022

One sea turtle species nests during the day.
Most sea turtles nest at night—Kemp’s ridleys are the only sea turtles that routinely nest during the day.

Hawksbill turtles use their beaks to help extract their favorite prey.Hawksbill turtles are typically found on coral ree...
29/10/2022

Hawksbill turtles use their beaks to help extract their favorite prey.
Hawksbill turtles are typically found on coral reefs which are home to their preferred food—sponges. The shape and sharpness of their beak enables them to reach into small holes and crevices in coral reefs to find food.

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