Such amusing sea turtles

Do you know that sea turtles are the most ancient inhabitants of our planet? It is their distant ancestors who saw dinosaurs and witnessed global warming and changing climatic conditions on Earth. They are funny and interesting. Observe the behavior of these marine inhabitants is fascinating. We suggest to learn more about them.

It is interesting

Each turtle has its own house, which is always and under any circumstances is nearby. The shell, or turtle body, has a rounded shape. Unlike freshwater, sea turtles can not their paws and head hide in a shell.

The life span of these creatures is about 80 years. The largest sea turtle can weigh about a ton, its size sometimes reaches 2 meters.

They swim across all the seas and oceans, where there are warm currents. The most interesting is that the turtle nest equips not where it lives and eats. Usually it needs to swim a few thousand kilometers to lay eggs.

Are you interested in what the turtle, living in the sea, eats? Nutrition depends on what kind of subspecies it is. But at the same time, all sea turtles like to feast on jellyfish, snails, shrimp, crabs and shellfish. As you can see, these creatures are gourmets. Also in the sea turtle menu there are algae.

Reproduction and the first steps of small turtles

It is difficult (and even approximately) to say how many sea turtles are today. All because only the females creep ashore to lay eggs. An interesting fact is that the female will nest in the same place where she was born. She uses her paws to dig a hole first, and then lay eggs in it. Her children will be very difficult to crawl out of the earth. But the males on the big earth happen only once: when they are born and after they crawl towards the water.

The path of a small turtle after it hatched from an egg is long and dangerous. Its shell is not strong enough to protect from enemies. Yes, and paw to her it is difficult. Many of the newly born sea turtles do not get to the water. If it is not eaten during the journey, it can burn in the sun.

About the mating of turtles living in the sea, not much information. It is difficult to watch their life under water. It is known that they are mated from spring to mid-autumn. They breed their offspring of sea turtles for about one and a half to two and a half months. For one pregnancy, each lays about 150 eggs.

Turtles threatened with extinction

Global warming is very scary for turtles. Today, the question is raised about how to protect them from extinction. The fact is that it is the temperature that affects whether a female or male will be born. If the temperature is above 30 degrees Celsius, then the female will be born. In connection with global warming, there is a possibility that males will not appear at all.

In addition to rising temperatures, sea turtles are threatened by rising water levels on the planet. Storms, storms, tides destroy nests with eggs.

And people, even realizing that their descendants may never see a living sea turtle, continue to exterminate these creatures. The shell on the black market is very expensive. Fishing-poachers, catching turtles, take only the shell, and destroy the turtle.

I am glad that the extermination of turtles is forbidden all over the world. Violators and poachers are expected to be severely punished. Although, as it turns out in reality, even strict punishments and prohibitions do not stop hunters of turtles ...