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| Are you interested in the Sea Turtle? Well this is the place to be for folks who are. Below is a list of recent facts about the sea turtle! Enjoy! Did You Know.... - There are seven different species of Sea Turtle. - Five of the species (hawksbill, loggerhead, green, Kemp's ridley, and leatherbacks) frequent US coastal waters. - All of the species mentioned above are listed as either endangered or threatened. - Turtles are at least 200 million years old. - Sea turtles are threatened by pollution, marine debris, hebitatloss to coastal development, and fishing related problems. - A turtle's shell has two parts, the carapace (dome shaped part on top), and the plastron (the flat or concave section beneath). These peices are adjoined by a ligament piece. - The scutes (horny plates covering the shell) are colored to form patterns. - A sea turtle's spine and ribs are connected to its shell, making it unflexible. - Turtles lack teeth, but their strong jaws make up for it by breaking their food. - By flapping its front flippers like wings, and using the hind flippers as a rudder, the turtles can swim gracefully. - Sea turtles vary in size, from the dinner plate sized Kemp's ridley to the huge leatherback. -Most species of sea turtles eat a variety of fish and plants. -Turtle eggs resemble leathery ping pong balls. -A female turtle can lay one hundred eggs, or more! -Hatchlings will emerge from their eggs about sixty or seventy days after they have been laid. I got the information on sea turtles from Watermarks magazine, from the National Aquarium in Baltimore. |
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