Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta)
Texas Status Threatened U.S. Status Threatened, Listed 7/28/1978 Description Loggerhead sea turtles have characteristically large heads with powerful jaws. Adults weigh 170 to 500 lbs.
Loggerhead Sea Turtle
LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE
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Loggerhead Sea Turtle with radio transmitter ...
Loggerhead Sea Turtle - Caretta caretta
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Loggerhead Sea Turtle ( Caretta caretta )
A Loggerhead Sea Turtle at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Loggerhead Sea Turtle
The Loggerhead Sea Turtle is the most common sea turtle in Florida. The top shell of an adult loggerhead is reddish-brown while the scaly underside of the belly is yellow.
Loggerhead sea turtles are found in coastal tropical and subtropical waters often extending to temperate waters in search of food. Found in the Atlantic Ocean from Argentina to Nova Scotia.
Loggerhead Sea Turtle Range
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Type: Reptile Diet: Carnivore Average life span in the wild: More than 50 years Size: 36 in (90 cm) Weight: 253 lbs (115 kg) Group name: Flotilla Protection status: Endangered ...
The lungs of the loggerhead sea turtle are adapted to permit a rapid exchange of oxygen and to prevent gasses from being trapped during deep dives.
Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta)
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Loggerhead sea turtles are known for their migratory behavior. Some individuals have been recorded migrating up to 4,828 km. Adults and juveniles in temperate waters migrate towards the equator for winter to avoid cold stunning in waters under 10 ºC.
The loggerhead sea turtle swims.
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The loggerhead sea turtle is a large reddish-brown sea turtle with a disproportionately large head. Adult loggerheads range in size from 0.85-l.0 meters (33-40 inches) shell length and weigh between 68-182 kilograms (150-400 pounds).
The Loggerhead Sea Turtle is a sea turtle and the only member of the genus Caretta. The genus name "Caretta" is a latinization of the French "caret", meaning turtle, tortoise, or sea turtle.
Georgia Loggerhead Sea Turtle tracking project
Links to Sea Turtle satellite tracking projects on the web
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Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Shark Bay World Heritage Area, Western Australia, Australia
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Caretta caretta (Loggerhead Sea Turtle)
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omnipresent along the shelf, including many very whitish and scarred older males; breaching Humpback Whales; Mako and Blue Sharks, Mahi-mahi, schools(!) of Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola), Skipjacks, Bluefin Tuna; Several likely Loggerhead Sea Turtles, ...
The shaded region represents the range of the loggerhead sea turtle in North Carolina.
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loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta)
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3. Plastron yellowish cream colored. 5 or more costal scutes, mid-dorsal keel and two pair of prefrontal scales between the eyes........................Loggerhead Sea Turtle ...
in the world and is found in the Atlantic ocean and in the Gulf of Mexico; the leatherback sea turtle is the largest species of sea turtle and is the most widely distributed species of sea turtle, found all over the world; the loggerhead sea turtle ...
eastern spiny softshell
22. western spiny softshell
23. Florida spiny
24. gopher tortoise
25. desert tortoise
26. Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima
27. loggerhead sea turtle
28. green sea turtle
29. Galapagos tortoise ...
 See also: Loggerhead, Turtle, Sea Turtle, Shell, Green sea turtle
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