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Bookmark or Share- Sea Turtle | Species | WWF - World Wildlife FundSea turtles are the live representatives of a group of reptiles that have existed on Earth and traveled our seas for the last 100 million years. Turtles have major cultural significance and tourism value. Five of the seven species are found around the world, mainly in tropical and subtropical waters.
- Turtle | Species, Classification, & Facts | BritannicaThere are more than 350 species of turtles living on land—on all continents on Earth except Antarctica—and in both salt water and fresh water. The greatest number of species occur in southeastern North America and in South Asia.
- Turtle - WikipediaMost turtle species are opportunistic omnivores; land-dwelling species are more herbivorous and aquatic ones more carnivorous. Generally lacking speed and agility, most turtles feed either on plant material or on animals with limited movements like mollusks, worms, and insect larvae.
- Sea turtle | Description, Species, Habitat, & Facts | Britannicasea turtle, any of seven species of marine turtles belonging to the families Dermochelyidae ( leatherback sea turtles) and Cheloniidae (green turtles, flatback sea turtles, loggerhead sea turtles, hawksbills, and ridleys).
- Sea Turtles | Smithsonian OceanSix sea turtle species—the green, hawksbill, loggerhead, olive ridley, Kemp’s ridley, and flatback—belong to the Cheloniidae family. The one remaining sea turtle species, the leatherback, is in its own separate family—Dermatochelyidae. Cheloniidae. The Cheloniidae family is comprised of the hard-shelled sea turtles.
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