Sea and ocean water covers three fourth part of the earth. This wide region
has created and hidden in it a different world, which is interesting to know.
Under the blue water, you will find beautiful and weird mammals and fishes. One
such amazing species of the water are the sea turtles. They are quite different
from the turtles found in the ponds or lakes. Turtles are found all over the
world except the artic. These amazing crawling creatures have caught the
attention of man, from centuries. Scientist use turtles to know a bit more about
our past as these Sea Animals have a long life span, which can last up to two
hundred years..
Here are some facts about sea turtles:
If you find any sea turtle crying, then think twice because it is not crying
actually but draining away the salt, which it took in while in seawater.
A turtle can stay alive even without any food for a year.
Some females lay their eggs four years after mating.
You will find male sea turtles on land only when they hatch out; otherwise,
they never come to the earth's surface.
After knowing some astonishing facts about turtles, you might be inquisitive
to know about what this amazing creature eats. Sea turtles' diet depends on the
type of species and its habitat. You can know the diet of species by examining
its law structure. You might be amazed to know that these cute sea turtles are
carnivores; some of them eat meat while some prefer to stay as a vegetarian for
life long. While some eat both meat and algae. Green and black sea turtles eat
algae and other small plants under water, but when they are caught and are kept
in captivity they may be fed with meat.
Sea turtles also migrate from one sea to another using the geomagnetic field.
Sea turtles are interesting creatures on this planet and man till now is using
them to reveal many facts about evolution.