SEA TURTLES

SEA TURTLES

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By @la_teacher_cris

How many species of sea turtles are there?

QUESTION 01

5

7

10

¡CORRECT!Sea turtles have shells covered by hard scales, called shields (except the leaderback sea turtle). The number of these shields and their arrangement helps us to define the different species, which are SEVEN: green sea turtle, olive ridley, kemp's ridley, hawksbill, flatback, loggerhead, and leaderback.

¡UPS, YOU WERE CLOSE!Sea turtles have shells covered by hard scales, called shields (except the leaderback sea turtle). The number of these shields and their arrangement helps us to define the different species, which are SEVEN: green sea turtle, olive ridley, kemp's ridley, hawksbill, flatback, loggerhead, and leaderback.

How much can a sea turtle weigh?

QUESTION 02

300 kilos

800 kilos

600 kilos

GREAT!Sea turtles have different sizes, shapes and colors. For exmple, the olive ridley usually weighs less than 45 kilos, but the leatherback's weight varies between 300 and 600 kilos!

UPS :(Sea turtles have different sizes, shapes and colors. For exmple, the olive ridley usually weighs less than 45 kilos, but the leatherback's weight varies between 300 and 600 kilos!

Sea turtles have teeth.

QUESTION 03

Yes

Some of them

No

YOU GOT IT RIGHT!Sea turtles don't have teeth, they have beaks!

OH, YOU MISSED THIS ONE :(Sea turtles don't have teeth, they have beaks!

Which one is their best sense?

QUESTION 04

Smell

Sight

Hearing

WELL DONE!Their smell sense is excellent. They hear low frequency sounds better than the high ones. Their sight under the sea is good, but they are short-sighted outside the water.

OUCH :( THIS ONE WAS HARDTheir smell sense is excellent. They hear low frequency sounds better than the high ones. Their sight under the sea is good, but they are short-sighted outside the water.

Sea turltes eat mainly...

QUESTION 05

Fish

Seagrass

Crabs

THAT'S RIGHT!Most of them eat seagrass, however the carnovorous species like the kemp's ridley feed themselves with jellyfish.

OCH :(Most of them eat seagrass, however the carnovorous species like the kemp's ridley feed themselves with jellyfish.

How many eggs can a female lay on a nest?

QUESTION 06

More than 150

80

100

WONDERFUL!Male turtles never leave the water, and female turtles only do it to lay their eggs over the sand. They can lay more than 150 eggs in the same nest!

UPS :(Male turtles never leave the water, and female turtles only do it to lay their eggs over the sand. They can lay more than 150 eggs in the same nest!

Did you know that 6 of these 7 species are in danger of extinction? Do you know what you can do to protect them? Don't throw your rubbish to the floor, and recycle your plastics. Otherwise, they may end up in the sea, and turtles may take them as food. Moreover, turtlets could get trapped in them while swimming.

By @la_teacher_cris