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Turtles

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  • What do turtles eat?
  • Are they endangered?
  • If so how can we help
  • How many types of turtles are there?

WHAT DO TURTLES EAT?

LAND TURTLES EAT: PLANTS, GRASS, BUSHES AND SOME FRUITS

GREEN TURTLES

GREEN TURTLES EAT: ALGAE, SEA GRASSE AND SEAWEED.
Photo by q.phia

LEATHERBACK TURTLES

THEY MOSTLY EAT SOFT BODIED INVERTEBRATES.

LOGGER HEAD TURTLE

ADULTS EAT: CRABS, CONCHS AND WHELKS. HATCHLINGS EAT BOTH PLANT AND ANIMALS.
Photo by Sam Beddoes

ARE THEY ENDANGERED?

TURTLES ARE ENDANGERED, BECAUSE: PEOPLE THROW PLASTIC BAGS IN THE SEA END TURTLES EAT THEM THINKING THEY ARE JELLYFISH, entanglement in fishing gear, they are being poached and illegally traded and global warming

HOW CAN WE HELP?

WE CAN HELP THEM BY CLEANING THE SEA AND STOPPING LITTERING
Photo by bmward_2000

HOW MANY TYPES OF TURTLES ARE THERE?

  • Green: endangerd
  • Logger head: endangered
  • Leatherback: vulnerable
  • Hawksbills: critically endangered
  • Olive Ridley: vulnerable
  • Kemp's Ridleys: critically endangered
  • Flatbacks: data deficient
Photo by danmachold