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BY DESIREE NISTOR

Loggerhead Turtle . BY DESIREE NISTOR. There are five different groups of animals with vertebrates. Mammals Fish Reptile Birds Amphibians. .

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BY DESIREE NISTOR

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  1. LoggerheadTurtle BY DESIREE NISTOR

  2. There are five different groups of animals with vertebrates • Mammals • Fish • Reptile • Birds • Amphibians .

  3. Turtles have certain characteristics that make them a reptile. Here are some of the attributes. Reptiles are cold-blooded. Many turtles have dry, rough, scaly skin. They lay their eggs under sand on beaches. They breathe through lungs.

  4. A Sea Turtle’s Appearance • The sea turtle has no teeth. • It has a hard shell. • Sea turtles however cannot pull their heads into their shells. • They have fewer bones in their shells which makes them lighter in the water. • There are seven types of sea turtles.

  5. The Sea Turtle’s Appearance • Sea Turtles that have protective bony shells around their bodies. • The upper shell is called the carapace. • Some turtles pull their head and legs inside their shell and snap it shut. • When danger is around some turtles go in the shell to hide from predators. • The Sea Turtle is different. It can’t pull its head all the way into their shell.

  6. The Loggerhead Turtle’s Eyes, Ears, nose and Mouth • The sea turtle have noses to breath in oxygen. • They can hold their breathe for a long time underwater. • The sea turtle has small holes for her to hear predators. • It has no teeth at all, but it has a sharp beak to cut its food. • Loggerhead Sea Turtles see better at night.

  7. Habitat • A Sea Turtle lives its whole life in salt water. • The Sea Turtle’s front feet are like flippers. • To swim, he moves both front flippers at the same time – like a bird flapping its wings.

  8. A Diagram of a Loggerhead Turtle

  9. Predators • Female Loggerhead Turtles comes on shore to lay eggs. • The most dangerous time for sea turtles is when the babies hatch and walk back to the ocean. • Many babies will be killed by sharks, birds, crabs, and large fish. • Humans used to kill turtles for food. Now the Sea Turtle is protected.

  10. I hope you enjoyed my animal report today. Reference: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/turtle/Seaturtlecoloring.shtml

  11. LoggerheadTurtle BY DESIREE NISTOR

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