Turtles

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Turtles

• By Shylah Sama and
• Emily Worland

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Turtle Eggs

• Turtle eggs have many natural predators .In many
  countries, turtles eggs are considered a
  delicately and the eggs become the victim of nest
  poaching by humans. Besides humans, many animals
  pose a threat to turtle eggs, and they are also
  dependent upon fair weather for their incubation
  period.

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A turtle hatchling

• Sea turtle regularly nest on beaches within the
  U.S. and all depend upon the U.S. coastal waters
  for foraging and migratory habitat during certain
  stages of their life history.

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A Baby Turtle

• Turtles can be grouped in seven main types1.mud
  and musk turtles 2.pond and marsh turtles 3.sea
  turtles 4.side necked turtle 5.snapping turtles
  6.soft-shelled turtles 7.tortoises

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Turtles going in the water after they have
hatched

• Sea turtles are among the largest reptiles. They
  have scales and a bony shell. they are cold
  blooded, and lay their eggs on land. Sea turtles
  are long-lived, although scientist are uncertain
  how long they live because there is no known way
  to determine their age. Sea turtles live almost
  all there life in water.

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Turtles wandering around

• Of the six sea turtles species that are found in
  the U.S waters or that nest on U.S. beaches, all
  are designed as either threatened or endangered
  under the Endangered Species Act.

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Turtles swimming around

• Today over 40 species of turtles including most
  sea turtles and many types of tortoises are
  endangered, and if turtle conversation and
  protection does not improve certain species will
  become extinct . People are their greatest threat.

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Help save the turtles
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Credits

• www.drakehs.org
• www.scubacluba.com
• www.hickerphoto.com
• www.hedweb.com
• http//42explore.com/turtle.htm
• www.fws.gov/northflorida/SeaTurtles/seaturtleinfo.
  htm