The Green Sea Turtle

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The Green Sea Turtle

• ByJordyn C. and Celia S.

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Habitat and food

• Green sea turtles need tropical and sub-tropical
  beaches and waters to survive. The green sea
  turtle lives in shallow sea grass meadows. For
  food the babies will eat shrimp, small fish and
  sea grasses plus algae. The adults eat sea
  grasses and algae.

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Animal Description

• The green sea turtle has been known for centuries
  by their body fat which is green. They are
  usually black, yellow, or brown with a carpace on
  the top and a plastron on the bottom.

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Why Endangered

• The green sea turtle has been caught in fishing
  nets on accident and drowned or they were caught
  for food and leather.
• Pollution that can trap them underwater or that
  they can choke on.

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Location
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What I look like
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Information

• grow from 36- 43 inches.
• A sickness called Fibropapilloma has killed many
  sea turtles.
• The green sea turtle are the only turtles that
  bask in the sun.
• WARNING!!
• Do not step on a green sea turtle because they
  will bite The green sea turtle can and claw.

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Our Opinion

• Our opinion is that the green sea turtle should
  be preserved in wildlife conservations and zoos
  . These amazing animal and should be saved.

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Bibliography

• Blomquist, Christopher Green sea turtles. New
  York Powerkidspress, 2004.
• Green sea turtles http// seaturtleinc.com/turtles
  /green.html 1/18/06
• http//hammerhawaii.com/green20turtles.htm