Turtle report

Walt: research about marine
animals and fun facts about the
creature.

Loggerhead sea turtles

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Have you ever heard about the turtles that are endangered?

Relatives

Loggerhead turtles are related to most turtles that are endangered,
for example leather back turtles can survive in much colder seas.
Leather back turtles can swim down to 1,000m deeper than any other
planet turtles. Green sea turtles are great swimmers and these
turtles are on a veggie-diet as other turtles feed on jellyfish.

Females

When females lay eggs they use their hind flippers to dig their holes.
When she lays her eggs they will hatch around 60 days later.
Females can travel up to 12,000km from where she laid her eggs.
Turtles feed on other ocean animals that are slightly smaller than
themselves.

Fast facts

A serious threat to loggerheads is accidental capture in fishing
equipment (such as nets, long lines and shrimp trawls). 68,000 to
90,000 loggerhead turtles nest per year. The loggerhead turtle got its
name from the enormous size of its head. Predators of these turtles are
raccoons and sharks. Newly born babies have predators such as
ghost crabs,raccoons on the beach, and reef fish.

Conclusion

So, how much do you really know about turtles? I hope that you have
learnt some interesting facts about the loggerhead turtle.