About all sea turtles

Olive ridley turtle

SIZE: 55-75cm big, weighs 34-45 kg, second smallest turtle

EAT: crabs, shrimp, lobster, jelly fish, urchins, algae and fish

PROBLEMS: people destroying beaches, eating turtles and eggs and fishing nets

WHERE: nest in 40 countries, mainly in tropical areas

MORE FACTS: There are more Olive Ridleys than any other turtle, the numbers have halved in the last 50 years, they have an olive coloured shell that's why they are called Olive Ridleys

FUN FACT

In some places thousands of mother turtles lay on 1 beach in a few days. It is called Arribadas.

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Hawksbill turtle

SIZE: 53-114cm big, weigh 45-90kg, third smallest turtle

EAT: sponges

PROBLEMS: hunted for their lovely shells, people destroying beaches and fishing nets

WHERE: worldwide but not in coldish waters

MORE FACTS: Critically endangered, people take their shells because they are so pretty

FUN FACT

You can not eat them because the sponges that they eat have bones that are made out of glass

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Green turtle

SIZE: 78-112cm big, weigh up to 225kg

EAT: seagrass, seaweed and algae

PROBLEMS: people destroying beaches, eating turtles and eggs, fishing nets and pollution

WHERE: nest in over 80 countries

MORE FACTS: They are like lawnmowers so the seagrass grows better, they are the only turtle that goes onto the beach to sunbathe

FUN FACT

They are called green turtles because their fat is green

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Kemp's ridley turtle

SIZE: 55-75cm big, weigh 35-45kg, smallest turtle

EAT: crabs, fish, jelly fish and shrimp

PROBLEMS: egg harvesting and fishing nets

WHERE: only Mexico and North America

MORE FACTS: The most endangered. Go to links 2 to watch a video from 1947 when 42,000 mother turtles nested in 1 day

FUN FACT

They are the only turtle that nests mainly during the day

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Loggerhead turtle

SIZE: 82-75cm big, weigh 90-180kg

EAT: crustaceans, mollusks and jelly fish

PROBLEMS: pollution, people destroying beachs and fishing

WHERE: worldwide, most common type of turtle in the Mediterranean

MORE FACTS: They are endangered, in Florida the amount of nests have nearly halved in the past 10 years, they are called Loggerhead turtles because they have super strong jaws and big heads, there are 50-100 types of plants and animals that grab a ride on the Loggerhead's back

FUN FACT

Caretta caretta is the scientific name for loggerhead turtle. See a cool song called Caretta caretta.

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Leatherback turtle

SIZE: 1.2-1.9m big, weigh 225-900kg, biggest turtle by a long shot and the biggest reptile

EAT: Jelly fish and other soft things but they also eat sea urchins

PROBLEMS: eating turtles and eggs, plastic bags, balloons and fishing nets

MORE FACTS: They are vulnerable, they can cope with cold water unlike other turtles, they have a leather skin not a shell, oldest of all sea turtles, they have been around for more than 150 million years, only 3 other animals can dive deeper than a leatherback turtle, roughly they can dive 1200m

FUN FACT

They survived the extinction of the dinosaurs

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