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Identification
Turtle Facts
Nesting Information
Threats to turtles
Turtle Trivia
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the largest reptile in the world
What is the leatherback?
100
the most common nesting turtle in NC
What is the loggerhead?
100
between May and August
When do sea turtles nest?
100
Name for severe storms that sometimes hit the coast
What are hurricanes
100
The number of species of sea turtles in the world
What is seven?
200
the Kemp's Ridley
What is the smallest variety of sea turtle
200
salty sea water
What do sea consume?
200
on beaches in temperate and subtropical waters
Where do sea turtles nest?
200
This type of pollution can entangle and drown sea turtles
What is fishing line or nets
200
The number of days it takes sea turtle eggs to hatch
What is 60 to 90 days?
300
the turtle rarely seen in North Carolina
What is the Hawksbill
300
eating both plants and animals
What is omnivorous?
300
120 eggs
What is the average number of eggs that the sea turtle lays
300
This causes hatchlings to go in the wrong direction
What are bright lights?
300
A clear, watery animal eaten by a sea turtle
What is a jellyfish?
400
the only turtle with tooth like projections on the edge of its lower jaw
What is the green sea turtle
400
human activities such as development along the coast and pollution
What has caused the decline in the numbers of sea turtles?
400
in a hole on the beach about 18 inches deep
Where does the female turtle lay her eggs?
400
Loss of nesting habitat is due to this
What is coastal development?
400
About 5 hours
What is the length of time a sea turtle can hold its breath?
500
has a very large head
What is the loggerhead sea turtle
500
tearing or crying
How do sea turtles get rid of excess salt
500
lower sand temperatures tend to produce more males
What determines whether the turtle eggs develop into male or female?
500
Turtles often mistake these for jellyfish
What are plastic bags?
500
a turtle breaths with these
What are lungs?