Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 132 views

    Getting To Know: Marine Turtles

    Uploaded by

    Karla Adarlo Cuasay
    Marine turtles are air-breathing reptiles that live in the sea. There are five species found in the Philippines: green, hawksbill, olive ridley, loggerhead, and leatherback turtles. They have flippers instead of legs and hardened skulls. Females lay eggs on beaches and leave them to hatch without care. The life cycle includes mating at sea, nesting on beaches to lay eggs over multiple occasions, and hatchlings emerging from nests after 45-70 days to disperse into the ocean.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Getting To Know: Marine Turtles

    Uploaded by

    Karla Adarlo Cuasay
    132 views19 pages
    Marine turtles are air-breathing reptiles that live in the sea. There are five species found in the Philippines: green, hawksbill, olive ridley, loggerhead, and leatherback turtles. They have flippers instead of legs and hardened skulls. Females lay eggs on beaches and leave them to hatch without care. The life cycle includes mating at sea, nesting on beaches to lay eggs over multiple occasions, and hatchlings emerging from nests after 45-70 days to disperse into the ocean.

    Original Description:

    AMAZING

    Original Title

    Pawikan English

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Marine turtles are air-breathing reptiles that live in the sea. There are five species found in the Philippines: green, hawksbill, olive ridley, loggerhead, and leatherback turtles. They have flippers instead of legs and hardened skulls. Females lay eggs on beaches and leave them to hatch without care. The life cycle includes mating at sea, nesting on beaches to lay eggs over multiple occasions, and hatchlings emerging from nests after 45-70 days to disperse into the ocean.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as ppt, pdf, or txt
    132 views19 pages

    Getting To Know: Marine Turtles

    Uploaded by

    Karla Adarlo Cuasay
    Marine turtles are air-breathing reptiles that live in the sea. There are five species found in the Philippines: green, hawksbill, olive ridley, loggerhead, and leatherback turtles. They have flippers instead of legs and hardened skulls. Females lay eggs on beaches and leave them to hatch without care. The life cycle includes mating at sea, nesting on beaches to lay eggs over multiple occasions, and hatchlings emerging from nests after 45-70 days to disperse into the ocean.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as ppt, pdf, or txt
    of 19

    Getting to know

    MARINE TURTLES
    N.B. Ramoso, jr. and R.F. Salinas, DVM and R.U. Borja
    BIODIVERSITY MAANAGEMENT BUREAU (bmb)
    Department of environment and natural resources (DENR)
    What are marine turtles?
    • Air-breathing reptiles
    • Spend most of their time swimming in the
    sea
    • Instead of legs, they have flippers that work
    like paddles for swimming
    • Cannot retract their heads into their shell
    so their skulls are hardened for additional
    protection
    Difference between marine turtles
    and other turtle species

    Soft-shelled turtles Terrapins/sliders


    Carapace

    Pre-frontal
    scales

    Plastron

    Parts to remember in a marine turtle


    Species of marine turtles found in the
    Philippines:
    There are seven species of marine turtles found all over
    the world, five of which are found in the Philippines:
    • Green turtle
    • Hawksbill turtle
    • Olive ridley turtle
    • Loggerhead turtle
    • Leatherback turtle
    Green turtle (Chelonia mydas)

    The only sea turtle that feeds solely on sea grass


    Its body fat is colored green, hence its name
    The second largest marine turtle species in the country
    Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)

    Named for its narrow


    head and bird-like beak
    Feeds on sponges, soft
    corals
    Olive ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea)

    The smallest marine turtle species


    Feeds on shrimps, jelly fish, fish, sea grass
    Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta)

    Called so because of its large head


    Feeds on shell fishes, crabs
    Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
    The largest marine
    turtle
    Instead of a hard
    shell, it has a thick,
    leathery skin with
    longitudinal ridges
    Feeds on jellyfish
    Species
    Identification
    Guide

    Counting the number


    of lateral scales

    Counting the number


    of pre-frontal scales
    Mating behavior
    Males generally have
    longer tails than females
    Mating usually occurs in
    the shallow areas of the
    sea (near the beach)
    Many males can mate
    with one female turtle
    Only the females crawl
    up the beach to lay their
    eggs Females are ready to breed at age 35-50!
    Life cycle of a marine turtle
    Nesting behavior
    One month after
    mating, the female
    comes up the beach
    to lay eggs
    With an interval of
    two weeks, the female
    returns to almost the
    same area to lay eggs
    for 2-5 more times
    Sometimes, many females will lay their eggs in
    one beach all at the same time!
    Egg laying
    Marine turtle eggs
    look like ping pong
    balls

    Depending on the
    species, turtles can lay
    from 40-190 eggs in
    one nest
    A green turtle forms a large body pit during
    nesting/laying.
    • Without maternal care,
    eggs hatch after 45-70
    days
    • Nest can only be
    excavated 3-5 days after
    the first emergence

    You might also like