Pacific loggerhead sea turtles

Taiwan loggerhead sea turtles are endangered protected species, and the marine One of the creatures, it only appears on the beach during the spawning season every year. At other times, it often wanders in the sea. The body metabolizes very quickly and needs to constantly catch food. It is occasionally seen in the waters of our country. The main spawning places are scattered in Japan.

Chinese name: Tingjing Loggerhead Turtle

Chinese Alias:Loggerhead sea turtle, loggerhead sea turtle, loggerhead sea turtle, gray turtle, loggerhead sea turtle

English name:Loggerhe adturtle

Two Dharma:Caretta caretta

World: Animal Kingdom

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum:Vertebrate subphylum

Class:Protozoa

Order: Turtles

Family: Celidae

Genus:Loggerhead

Species:Ning Jingyang loggerhead sea turtle

Dispersed: Warm water areas in the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean. There are Pacific loggerhead turtles in the South China Sea and East China Sea.

< strong>Growing method:Oviparous, the growth period is from May to July every year, and they dig holes on the beach to lay eggs. They often lay eggs of 60 to 150, which are protein-colored, spherical, and the diameter of the eggs is about 38 to 40mm in nature. Under these conditions, the hatchlings hatch out in 60 days.

Appearance characteristics: They are large in size, up to 1 meter in length, and generally weigh about 1 meter. 100 kg. Large body, reddish-brown carapace, orange belly carapace

Livelihood customs:Main spawning in the Western Pacific. The locations are coastal beaches such as Kumagara, Kagoshima and Okinawa in Japan.

Food habits:Fish, shrimp, crab, Feeds on molluscs and algae

Maintenance status: CITES endangered species: Appendix I; IUCN endangered species: endangered; endangered in China. Animal red book level: Endangered; National Critical Care Level: Level 2

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