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Juvenile Hawksbill turtle, approx 8 years old. ~15inches / 40cm long.
Hawksbill Turtles are Critically endangered, having lost 90% of the population lost in the last decade.
Adults take 25 years to reach sexual maturity, lay ~150 eggs which have a 1 in 10,000 chance of then reaching adulthood!
Barbados has had an official turtle study going on for over 10 years now and we've dived with them in 1998/2000 and now this year.
If you're lucky and female, and they find a untagged turtle it could be named after you...
132 is Sandy
895 is Jessica
Visit www.barbadosseaturtles.org/mttc.html for more information
Bajans are certainly starting to come to terms and understand the importance of turtles... and that they can make money by taking tourists to visit turtles, which is far better than the other option of selling their meat and shells! :-(
More nest are now being reported by locals so the nests can be monitored and turtle population better tracked.
Green turtles are found throughout the world, occurring primarily in tropical, and to a lesser extent, subtropical waters. The Hawaiian green turtle is genetically distinct from the other green sea turtle populations, nesting primarily in the French Frigate Shoals of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and feeding in the coastal areas of the main Hawaiian Islands. This species was in a steep decline as of the 1970s because of direct harvest of both turtles and eggs by humans. The population has grown steadily over the last thirty years after protection began in 1978. Greens are the most common species of sea turtle found in Hawaiian waters.
A snapper in the hand is a handful.
The snapping turtle is the largest freshwater turtle in Canada.
The snapping turtle is Ontario’s most prehistoric-looking turtle species. Its long tail has a series of triangular spikes along the top that are reminiscent of those of a stegosaurus. The carapace (upper shell) is tan or olive to black in colour, has a coarsely serrated anterior (front) edge and three longitudinal ridges, and is often covered with algae. The plastron (lower shell) is very small. The maximum length of the carapace in this species is 47 centimetres.
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On Explore
Almost stepped on this little fellow/gal as it was crossing my driveway.
It's about two inches from stem to stern.
Spotted this Turtle coming towards me on a road just infront of my house. Third Turtle I have seen in my life.
The carapace, or upper shell, of the Wood Turtle is brown, grayish-brown, or tan, with radiating straw-coloured lines on the individual plates, or scutes. The grooved, concentric growth rings on each scute form a flattened pyramid giving the shell a sculptured appearance. The plastron, or under shell, is yellow with a single black blotch in the corner of each scute. The head is shiny black, as are the upper parts of the legs and tail. The throat, the lower section of the neck, and the underside of the tail are a bright orange or brick red. The combination of sculptured carapace, yellow and black plastron, and orange throat and forelegs readily distinguish the Wood Turtle from the Painted Turtle and Snapping Turtle, the only other freshwater turtle species native to New Brunswick.
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Title: Turtle
Location: Mabul Sipadan
Camera: C7070WZ
Lens: undefined
Settings: 1/800, f/5.6, ISO200
Housing: Ikelite Olympus C-7070 Housing
Strobes: 1 x Ikelite DS160
Originally appeared at: marek.wylon.com