Transcript Sea Turtles -part 1

Sea Turtles Part 1
Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation
Sea Turtles in Mythology
• Turtles have long been
revered in myths.
• Most Indian tribes see
turtles as being sacred.
• The are seen as being
supernatural because of
their powers for survival.
• The Greeks saw turtles as
standing for wisdom.
More Sea Turtle Myths
• In a Chinese myth, a
turtle was believed to
have developed the
world within its shell.
• Some Indians believe
that the world in
which we live was
formed on the back of
a turtle.
Sea Turtle Identification
1. Kemp's Ridley 2. Hawksbill 3. Loggerhead
4. Green 5. Leatherback
Green Turtle
• Most common species
of sea turtle.
• It’s called the green
turtle because of the
green color of the fat
under shell, they are
not actually green.
Green turtle
• It is one of the largest
species of sea turtles:
3ft long, up to 300 lbs.
• Green turtles can be
recognized because
they have one pair of
scales in front of their
eyes, instead of 2, like
most sea turtles
Black turtle
• Black turtle is named
for the black/gray
color of its shell.
• It is primarily located
in the Eastern Pacific,
and is protected in the
Galapagos and some
areas of Mexico.
Flatback Turtle
• They are named
Flatback because of
their flattened shell.
• Flatback Sea turtles
are only found in
Australia.