Imagine a male turtle meets a female turtle. They marry together and decide to have baby turtles. Once the female turtle conceived, she is ready to lay her eggs. Thus, she swims ashore to the beach. According to sea turtle nesting beaches article, mother turtle walks on the moist sand. The moist sand prevents them […]
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Under The Sun
Sunbathing is part of the turtles’ life. It is mentioned in my Turtles’ Habitat Illustration Process article. “What is its sunbathing purpose?” This the main question that lingers in my mind. Why do turtles spread their legs and feet out article explains turtles are cold-blooded animals. It means that they can not control their internal […]
Turtles’ Habitat
Understanding about turtles helps me to understand their unique abilities and its role in the world ecosystem. Now, I research on their habitat. The Green sea turtle national geographic article mentions their usual habitation, activities, and even strengths despite their weaknesses. Turtles inhabit tropical and subtropical coastal waters around the world. The most interesting fact […]
Turtles’ Life Challenges
Throughout my research, we can understand more about turtles. Does turtles have teeth article was my early findings. Baby turtles are born with a ‘hatchling tooth’ or ‘egg tooth’. It is a tooth for them to break open their eggs. After they are out of their eggs, they lose this tooth soon. This is their […]
Journey from Nest to Sea
Do you ever wonder about turtles’ hatchlings challenges? green sea turtle article explains their birth process and challenges as well. Female turtles leave the sea and return to the beach their mothers hatch them. They dig the sand with their flippers to create a pit. Hatch 100 to 200 eggs. Return to the sea. Under […]
What is turtle’s diet?
I was improving my watermelon drawing. My mind begins to wonder about the animals that eat watermelon. However, it leads me to think about turtles’ main staple. What do turtles eat? What is their main diet? Where do they find their food source? How do they able to find their food? When do they eat? […]
Atlantic Bigeye Sixgill Shark
Based on my previous turtles’ predators illustration process article, I begin to do more research on sharks. So that I can illustrate it better. During the research, a picture of a hand-held baby shark attracts my attention. It is about a newfound shark species. The image led me to the Florida Tech Professor of the […]
Turtles’ Predators
In Avoid Sharks BBC video, we can learn new discovery about our lovely turtles. Unexpectedly, sharks are turtle’s predators. Turtle has a strong shell which cannot be bitten. They pulled to hide their bodies in their shells for self-protection. The night is the most dangerous time for turtles especially if there are sharks swimming around. […]
Ocean where Turtle lives
In BBC Power of Tide video, we can listen that the ocean has the rhythm that the land doesn’t have. According to them, animals can detect tides with perfect accuracy. Our lovely sea turtle is swimming peacefully. They feel that the sea gives hope. It has the most infinite ability to regenerate but also extremely […]
Turtle Shower
Since turtles live in the sea, I thought they do not need to take shower. During my research, I find out that they also take shower. According to BBC Turtle Spa video, tiny fishes clean turtles’ shells. Surgeonfishes feed on the dirt in its shells. While they are cleaning, the turtle keeps still and adopts […]