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The loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) is a species of oceanic turtle distributed throughout the world. It is a marine reptile, belonging to the family Cheloniidae.The average loggerhead measures around 90 cm (35 in) in carapace length when fully grown.
In contrast to their earth-bound relatives, tortoises, sea turtles do not have the ability to retract their heads into their shells. Their plastron, which is the bony plate making up the underside of a turtle or tortoise's shell, is comparably more reduced from other turtle species and is connected to the top part of the shell by ligaments without a hinge separating the pectoral and abdominal ...
Sea turtles are very vulnerable to oil pollution, both because of the oil's tendency to linger on the water's surface, and because oil can affect them at every stage of their life cycle. [159] Oil can poison the sea turtles upon entering their digestive system. Sea turtles [160] have a cycle that they follow from birth. The cycle depends on the ...
Scaly sea turtles (Cheloniidae) Species Common name(s) Notes Image Caretta caretta: Loggerhead turtle: Endangered. Recorded in water only. Chelonia mydas: Green turtle: Endangered. Recorded nesting on Antigua, Barbuda and some of the offshore Islands. Eretmochelys imbricata: Hawksbill turtle: Critically endangered. Recorded nesting on Antigua ...
English: Hatchling of loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) running to sea. Sanibel Island, Florida, USA. Sanibel Island, Florida, USA. Français : Jeune tortue caouane ( Caretta caretta ), juste éclose et sortie du nid, courant vers la mer. Sanibel Island, Floride, USA.
A rehabilitated sea turtle was released back into the Atlantic Ocean from a Florida beach Wednesday morning. Willow, a subadult loggerhead, was set free in the area behind the Loggerhead ...
The turtle has been taken to Sea Life Brighton thanks to Condor Ferries, free of charge, and will be transported to "warmer seas" by the Royal Navy. Manager Steve Byrne said they were "delighted ...
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