Page 141 - (DK) Super Shark Encyclopedia: And Other Creatures of the Deep

Diving turtles can hold Loggerhead gets Glands near the eyes
air in their lungs for its name from its remove excess salt Hard, horny beak has
4–5 minutes, or several large, wide skull a sharp cutting edge—
hours if resting turtles do not have teeth
Neck is covered in thick
scales to protect turtle
from predators

BEAKY BITE
The loggerhead turtle is not fussy
over its food and uses its sharp
beak to tackle anything from soft
jellyfish to hard-shelled lobsters.

STATS AND FACTS

NESTING BEACH TEMPERATURE
Front flippers propel Loggerheads lay
it through the water °F 50 75 100 up to six clutches
of eggs during the
°C 10 20 30 40 breeding season.
75–91°F/24–33°C The temperature of
the sand determines
Claws on front DEPTH OF NEST 23 ⁄2 in
1
flippers may help (60 cm) whether the baby
it to walk on land turtles are male
in 10 20 30 or female. Cooler
temperatures result
cm 20 40 60 80 in more males; if it’s
hotter, more females.
Long-distance traveler INCUBATION PERIOD 6 ⁄2–13 weeks (longer
1
at lower temperatures)
The loggerhead is the most widespread
ocean-going turtle and uses its flippers to EGGS PER CLUTCH
swim long distances. Helped by currents, LIFE STORIES
weeks 5 10 15
loggerheads sometimes cross the Pacific, UP TO
200
the world’s biggest ocean.

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