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  2. Hawksbill sea turtle - Wikipedia

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    Throughout the world, hawksbill turtles have been hunted by humans, though it is illegal to capture, kill, and trade hawksbills in many countries today. [3] [58] In some parts of the world, hawksbill turtles and their eggs continue to be exploited as food.

  3. Spongivore - Wikipedia

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    The hawksbill turtle are one of the few animals known to feed primarily on sponges. It is the only known spongivorous reptile. [1] Sponges of various select species constitute up to 95% of the diets of Caribbean hawksbill turtle populations. [2]

  4. Sea turtle - Wikipedia

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    2) Sea turtles mate in the water near offshore nesting sites. 3) The adult male sea turtles return to the feeding sites in the water. 4) Female sea turtles cycle between mating and nesting. 5) Female sea turtles lay their eggs. 6) When the season is over, female sea turtles return to feeding sites.

  5. Cheloniidae - Wikipedia

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    In contrast to their earth-bound relatives, tortoises, sea turtles do not have the ability to retract their heads into their shells. Their plastron, which is the bony plate making up the underside of a turtle or tortoise's shell, is comparably more reduced from other turtle species and is connected to the top part of the shell by ligaments without a hinge separating the pectoral and abdominal ...

  6. Turtle Lifespan: How Long Do Turtles Live? - AOL

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    Long regarded as one of the longest-living pets you could ever own, turtles surprise many pet owners with how long they can live. Whether you have a red eared slider or a map turtle, these ...

  7. Sea turtle migration - Wikipedia

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    Green sea turtles and hawksbill sea turtles shuttle between fixed foraging and nesting sites. Both species of ridley sea turtle nest in large aggregations, arribadas. [17] This is thought to be an anti-predator adaptation — there are simply too many eggs for the predators to consume. One unifying aspect of sea turtle migrations is their ...

  8. Marine reptile - Wikipedia

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    Sea turtles are largely solitary animals, though some do form large, though often loosely connected groups during nesting season. Although only seven turtle species are truly marine, many more dwell in brackish waters. [1] [6] Sea snakes: the most abundant of the marine reptiles, there are over 60 different species of sea snakes.

  9. List of amphibians and reptiles of Antigua and Barbuda

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    Scaly sea turtles (Cheloniidae) Species Common name(s) Notes Image Caretta caretta: Loggerhead turtle: Endangered. Recorded in water only. Chelonia mydas: Green turtle: Endangered. Recorded nesting on Antigua, Barbuda and some of the offshore Islands. Eretmochelys imbricata: Hawksbill turtle: Critically endangered. Recorded nesting on Antigua ...