by Seaturtle-World | Jan 4, 2014 | Information
Sea Turtle Social Structure and Behavior Sea turtles are not a highly social species as we can see in other animals, but at certain stages of their life cycle, some congregate in shallow waters. The first contact they have with each other is at birth. The hatchlings...
by Seaturtle-World | Jan 4, 2014 | Information
Sea Turtle Anatomy Sea turtles have unique anatomic features that provide them with everything necessary to satisfy all their feeding, reproductive and social needs. Besides, their body design and the hard shell make them a difficult prey for some marine predators....
by Seaturtle-World | Jan 4, 2014 | Information
Sea Turtle Evolution Sea turtles belong to the order Testudines whose first specimens date back to about 220 million years ago, making them one of the most primitive groups of reptiles that still inhabit the earth. This order is part of the class Reptilia, which also...
by Seaturtle-World | Jan 4, 2014 | Information
What do Sea Turtles Eat? Feeding varies according to the species and the age of the turtle. They can be omnivorous, herbivorous or carnivorous and this is also related to the shape of the mouth which has a form adapted to the kind of food they consume. In the case of...
by Seaturtle-World | Jan 4, 2014 | Information
Sea Turtle Habitat and Distribution Sea turtles inhabit tropical and subtropical waters around the world, but in the case of the leatherback turtle, it reaches the cold waters of Alaska and the European Arctic occasionally. Although some species have a wide...
by Seaturtle-World | Jan 4, 2014 | Information
The life of sea turtles is in danger even before they are born. When a mother arrives at the beach to spawn her dozens or hundreds of eggs, terrestrial predators await the opportune moment to dig in the sand, pick the eggs up and eat them. If the offsprings manage to...
