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The loggerhead turtle is a very mysterious animal. These are some
things which are known about the loggerheads. Although the loggerhead is
mostly found from Virginia to Argentina, they live in warm waters all over the
world. During the summer, they migrate as far north to Canada's Atlantic coast.
There are five groups of loggerheads. Loggerheads have a long, smooth,
gently rounded carapace. The carapace is the upper shell of a turtle.
Loggerheads have four broad, flattened flippers and a blocklike head. They
have brown, yellow, and white trim on their flippers, heads, and necks. They
have crusty barnacles on their bodies. The normal loggerhead weighs 200-300
pounds. Large loggerheads weigh 500-800 pounds. They normally have a 30 inch
shell and they are usually seven feet long.
Loggerheads eat sponges, jellyfish, shellfish, and seaweed. They nest
every two to three years. Normally, they lay about 100 eggs. They live for
30-40 years. They are very interesting animals.
Loggerhead Turtles
by Jason Barash of Mrs. Berger's class
A loggerhead turtle can be 300 pounds. It can be 4 feet long. It has a
scaly skull and a protruding, massive, horny bill. It is reddish brown in
color and has an oval back shell. It moves its head from side to side. They
have very poor eyesight.
Loggerheads are meat eaters. They like coastal bays. They stay in
water all their lives, except during nesting season which is April to August.
Females leave the water to lay eggs. The tide helps push the turtle to land.
It crawls to dry sand and digs a nest. She uses her rear legs to dig a deep
hole. Then after resting, she lays at least 100 eggs. It takes her an hour
to hide her eggs with sand. After resting again, the loggerhead drags herself
back to sea.
They can travel thousands of miles to get to a nesting beach. Most
migrate from the Atlantic Ocean to lay their eggs on beaches along the east
coast of Florida. One of the beaches is called Jupiter Island.
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