Sea+Turtle+Information

= = =__ Sea Turtles __= __ Turtles In General __ Turtles are Chelonians, or four legged reptiles with a shell made of two parts.Theb top part of the shell is called the carapace and the bottom part is the plastron. Chelonians have mouths qwith no teeth. They are cold-blooded an have a backbone. There are more than 250 spiecies of turtles ranging in size from 10 centimeters to 200 centimeters. __ Species of Turtles __ __Questions and answers__
 * Loggerheads or //caretta caretta// are the most commen type of sea turtles but are still classified as threatened. Adult loggorheads can wiegh up to 350 pounds and are 32 to 41 inches long. Their carapace can be red or brown and their plastron is brown or yellow.Female loggerheads lay eggs about 4 to 7 times per season and lay 100 to 126 eggs per nesting. The eggs take around 60 days to hatch. Loggerheads nest mostly in Masirah Island,in themiddle east and on the coast of southeastern U.S.
 * Green turtles or //chelonia mydas// are an endangered species but still nest in sufficiant numbers on Florida's east coast. Green sea turtles are one of the largest sea turtles, adults can wiegh 300 pounds and can get up to3 to 5 feet in length. They nest 3 to 5 times a season laying about 115 eggs per nesting. The eggs take around 60 days to hatch. They nest at intervals of 2 or 3 years. The nesting season lasts from June to Ocober.
 * Leatherbacks or //dermochelys coriacea// are also endangered. They are the largest sea turtles and grow to about 4 to 8 feet long and wiegh 650 to 1300 pounds. Leatherbacks also dive deeper and travel farther than any other turtle. Leatherbacks are the only sea turtles without a hard shell and instead have a tough leathery one, hence the name. The carapace of their shell is black with white spots and thier plastron is white or black. Jellyfish make up their diet. They nest every 2 to 3 years.

How does a soft shell protect the leatherback sea turtle? A leatherbacks leathery shell has many small hard plates under it. What is the greatest threat to sea turtles? Humans are sea turtles number one hunter. How many different types of sea turtles are there in the world? There are more than 250 types of sea turtles. __ Conservation International __ Water is essetiel for all life but not even one percent of our planets fresh water flows freely. Fresh water is getting harder to obtian, one out of every six people does not have clean water and every four out of six people catch desieses carried by water. sanitation systems are polluting sdources of fresh water. In the year 2050 there will be about 9 billion people on our planet and less fresh water. More than 70 precent of the water humans use is for watering fields. Water is a source of power too. __Images__ __ Sources __ [].