Turtle Paragraphs by Connect English https://padlet.com/connectenglish/nos539mnrtgn Made with a quick smile en-us 2017-09-21 20:18:13 UTC 2019-08-10 20:42:12 UTC hello@padlet.com Serena https://padlet.com/connectenglish/nos539mnrtgn/wish/189932068 Hawksbill turtles live  around the equator all around the globe: from the Gulf of California down to the  southern tip of Africa. They like the warm, clear, tropical waters of the South Pacific. They avoid deep waters, preferring coast lines. Hawksbill  turtles are omnivores and eat sea sponges, algae, shell fish, mollusks, sea urchins, fish, sea sponges and  jelly fish.

Hawksbill turtles grow up to 45 inches in shell length  and get up to 150 pounds in weight.Distinct features of the hawks bill turtles are  a bird shaped beak, a set of claws  on each flipper and a brightly colored shell.
Once they where almost hunted to extinction for there shells, but now there are laws against it.But their eggs are still eaten world wide .the population of hawks bill turtles are decreasing due to pollution, hunting,diesease, and getting cought in fishing nets]]> 2017-09-21 20:19:39 UTC https://padlet.com/connectenglish/nos539mnrtgn/wish/189932068 Lucas Wolfe lucasw https://padlet.com/connectenglish/nos539mnrtgn/wish/189932113 The Loggerhead turtle lives in Mexico, Honduras, the Bahamas, Israel and Turkey. They live in The Atlantic ocean, Indian ocean and in a deep inlet of the Mediterranean Sea that is surrounded by land. Loggerheads are scattered at the bottom of the ocean and live in temperatures 13 to 28 degrees F. ]]> 2017-09-21 20:19:49 UTC https://padlet.com/connectenglish/nos539mnrtgn/wish/189932113 Madeleine Hilton madeleineh https://padlet.com/connectenglish/nos539mnrtgn/wish/189932119 The leatherback turtle lives in the open ocean in between India and America.  They usually are found in the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans. They live in areas that are tropical and subtropical.   Leatherback turtles like to live in the open ocean.  They usually stay away from the coast but sometimes end up in in it looking for food.]]> 2017-09-21 20:19:51 UTC https://padlet.com/connectenglish/nos539mnrtgn/wish/189932119 Kenadi kenadic https://padlet.com/connectenglish/nos539mnrtgn/wish/189932381 The green turtle lives in the warm subtropical and tropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans. They nest in 80 different countries. The green turtle nests close to the ocean. When the egg hatches the baby turtles immediately head to the ocean with their mother.]]> 2017-09-21 20:20:40 UTC https://padlet.com/connectenglish/nos539mnrtgn/wish/189932381 Aubrey L connectenglish https://padlet.com/connectenglish/nos539mnrtgn/wish/190290707 Olive ridley turtles live in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. They like the beaches of Mexico and all the way down to Columbia. Olive ridley turtles like to be in deep, open ocean waters.]]> 2017-09-22 20:13:44 UTC https://padlet.com/connectenglish/nos539mnrtgn/wish/190290707 Sean seanl1 https://padlet.com/connectenglish/nos539mnrtgn/wish/190291512 Leatherback turtles can live in all of the oceans around the world. They survive well in warm waters, and you can find them off the coast of Florida and Puerto Rico. They also feed off of the eastern coast of Canada. They prefer living in deep ocean waters. 

They are able to shunt blood away from their flippers so they can conserve heat]]> 2017-09-22 20:17:09 UTC https://padlet.com/connectenglish/nos539mnrtgn/wish/190291512 Josephine josephines https://padlet.com/connectenglish/nos539mnrtgn/wish/190291513 Green sea turtles live in warm waters and they are in tropical and subtropical oceans and they visit Northern Australia, Indonesia, Madagascar, Puerto Rico and Mexico.

]]> 2017-09-22 20:17:10 UTC https://padlet.com/connectenglish/nos539mnrtgn/wish/190291513 Jakob jakobm1 https://padlet.com/connectenglish/nos539mnrtgn/wish/190291554 Leatherback turtles live in the Atlantic, Pacific , and Indian Oceans. A lot of Leatherbacks feed off the Eastern coast of Canada. These turtles  might migrate as far as South America during the wintertime.

Leatherback turtles eat soft prey like jellyfish and slaps. They don't have teeth, but they have sharp cusps to grab their prey. They also have spines in their throat and mouth that helps them to swallow their prey. Also, they may eat other small invertebrates such as crustaceans, squid and urchins.

Because of the large size of this reptile, it does not have a lot of predators in their natural habitat. In some cases large sharks and orcas attack them if they do not find what they normally eat. But the worst predator that sea turtles face are humans, which causes their mortality in many ways.
Each year, hundreds of sea turtles are accidentally caught in big nets. Although they are released, but when they are found, most of them are already dead.

Most sea turtle have a hard shell that helps protect them from predators, but the leatherback has a soft shell. They are so large that they are only in danger from the largest predators (and man). 

Humans can help protect turtles in 5 simple ways. 1. Turn Out Lights Visible From the Beach. 2.Reduce the Amount of Garbage You Produce and Clean Up Trash
You See On the Beach. 3. Be Aware of Sea Turtle Nesting Areas and Avoid Nesting and
Hatching Turtles. 4. Reduce the Amount of Chemicals You Use. 5. Volunteer to help protect turtles.
]]> 2017-09-22 20:17:24 UTC https://padlet.com/connectenglish/nos539mnrtgn/wish/190291554 Rachael rachaeli1 https://padlet.com/connectenglish/nos539mnrtgn/wish/190291558 The Hawksbill sea turtle can be found in many places around the world. Hawksbill sea turtles usually live in the tropical oceans like the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans.  They like to live near the coasts.  They can be found in the waters near 108 countries around the world.  Coral reefs are their favorite place to live but they also like rocky areas or mangroves.  

Hawksbill sea turtles eat mostly sponges.  They also like fish and shellfish.  They are also one of the only animals that can eat jelly fish.   Hawksbill can eat up to 544 kg of food a year.

There are several dangers to the Hawksbill sea turtles like racoons, dogs, crabs and seagulls.  The Hawksbill turtle can protect themselves against these predators with their sharp beak and strong shell.  
The biggest threat to Hawksbill sea turtles are humans.  People hunt sea turtles for earrings, frames, and hair clips.  People also kill turtles for their eggs.  Sometimes when people are not careful with keeping the beaches, oceans and nesting areas clean, the turtles cannot survive.  They eat garbage and get sick. Or they cannot lay their eggs or the baby turtles cannot make it to the ocean.  There are many reasons why Hawksbill sea turtles are endangered.

Hawksbill sea turtles live long lives and are mostly by themselves.  A mother sea turtle will lay her eggs sometime between April and November.  She will lay between 3 and 5 nests and put about 130-140 eggs in each nest.  Hawksbill mothers can lay their eggs and get back to the ocean in less than 45 minutes.  That’s the fastest of all sea turtles.  The eggs will hatch two months later and the baby turtles have to dig themselves out of the nest and crawl to the ocean.   

The turtles live alone unless it is time to mate starting when they are 30 years old.  They only mate every two to four years.  There are over 1000 sea turtles in a group that is going to the nesting grounds.  Hawksbill sea turtles can live up to 50 years old.




]]> 2017-09-22 20:17:25 UTC https://padlet.com/connectenglish/nos539mnrtgn/wish/190291558 Kalianne Lawver kaliannel https://padlet.com/connectenglish/nos539mnrtgn/wish/190291564 The flat back sea turtle lives in North Australia. Their habitat is in shallow waters, and you can find them in lagoons and also grassy areas tropical also subtropical.]]> 2017-09-22 20:17:27 UTC https://padlet.com/connectenglish/nos539mnrtgn/wish/190291564 Elijah https://padlet.com/connectenglish/nos539mnrtgn/wish/190291595 Kemp's ridley mostly live in the Gulf of Mexico and are most commonly found in salt marshes.And there life span can be up to 30-50 years. They like coastal waters, especially near Louisiana.

Sadly they are the most endangered species of turtles.When they first hatch birds and bigger fish are mane predators because they will eat them.

]]> 2017-09-22 20:17:39 UTC https://padlet.com/connectenglish/nos539mnrtgn/wish/190291595 Caden cadenp https://padlet.com/connectenglish/nos539mnrtgn/wish/190291687 There are two main places that green turtles live: the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. The green turtle travels to other places as well, like Indonesia, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Australia.  The green turtle lives wherever they can find food. They like tropical and sub-tropical waters.

When green turtles are babies they eat jelly fish

]]> 2017-09-22 20:18:01 UTC https://padlet.com/connectenglish/nos539mnrtgn/wish/190291687 jakobm1 https://padlet.com/connectenglish/nos539mnrtgn/wish/190926500 2017-09-25 16:52:15 UTC https://padlet.com/connectenglish/nos539mnrtgn/wish/190926500