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The Hawksbill Turtle is one of the rarest turtles. It is mainly found in the Gulf of Mexico. Its scientific name is Eretmochelys imbricate. The Hawksbill colour is bluish green but mainly cream. Its head is long and its jaw is v shaped. This makes it look like a bird, hence its name. It is a small to medium sized turtle. The average age female turtle is 87 cm long. The Hawksbill Turtles diet is to feed on sponges. Sponges are usually found on coral reefs. These corals are going into decline so the Hawksbill has less food to feed on. |
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The Hawksbill Turtle is one of the rarest turtles. It is mainly found in the Gulf of Mexico. Its scientific name is Eretmochelys imbricate. The Hawksbill colour is bluish green but mainly cream. Its head is long and its jaw is v shaped. This makes it look like a bird, hence its name. It is a small to medium sized turtle. The average age female turtle is 87 cm long. The Hawksbill Turtles diet is to feed on sponges. Sponges are usually found on coral reefs. These corals are going into decline so the Hawksbill has less food to feed on. |
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When a female Hawksbill Turtle lays her eggs, about 140 of them, they take about 60 days to hatch. One reason they are endangered is because people kill them to make jewellery out of their attractive shells. |
Credits: We would like to thank Smithsonian National Zoological Park for allowing us to use the image of the Hawksbill Turtle. If you would like to find out more about the Zoo and see more amazing images of animals visit http://nationalzoo.si.edu/default.cfm We used information from the following web sites to help us write this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawksbill_turtle http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Eretmochelys_imbricata.html http://www.fws.gov/northflorida/SeaTurtles/Turtle%20Factsheets/hawksbill-sea-turtle.htm |
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