Turtle conservation · 08. August 2024

When your baby turtles cannot release themselves from the obstacle, they become restless and lose air at a higher rate than usual. This increases their chances of drowning

Turtle conservation · 11. April 2024

Turtle lay their eggs clutch of eggs about three to six after mating after the mating proscess, the female turtle prepare a nest on land

16. March 2024

Turtle have backbones because they have vertebrae. Unlike humans and other animals with backbones, the backbone of turtles is comprised of two part; the shell that form an exoskeleton and bony endoskeleton. The shell in turtles is very thought and is fuse with the spine and rib cage.

Turtle conservation · 16. January 2024

Barnacles stick to the surface of the turtle's shell because they have a hard surface to bind and reproduce, one barnacle does not harm the turtle, however, excessive barnacles make it inactive, affect vision, make it difficult to eat, sometimes make the turtle's shell infected.

Turtle conservation · 04. December 2023

Turtle eat jellyfish because they are omnivore, which means they eat both plants and animals. In the wild it easy for turtles to catch jellyfish because they move very slowly in the water. That is why, if a hungry turtle comes across a jellyfish, it won’t hesistate to swim up to it and eat it.

Turtle conservation · 03. November 2023

Turtles cannot breathe underwater. They need to come to the surface to breathe air, or else they can drown. However, they can stay underwater for long time.

Turtle conservation · 11. May 2023

Turtles cannot hear as clearly as humans or other animals. However, they have other powerful senses such as sight, smell taste, and touch, they rely on their keen senses to survive. Turtles can hear sounds better in water than on land. They can listen and distinguish low-frequency sounds better

Turtle conservation · 19. April 2023

sea turtles can see in the dark. They don't have night vision to see clearly in the dark, but once their eyes adjust in the dark, they see things more in red coloured shadows because they have Tapetum lucidum in their eyes which is known as the redness gene.

Turtle conservation · 29. March 2023

Sea turtles are the most adapted species, apart from their shells. Another feature that distinguishes them from other cold-blooded reptiles is their teeth, so do turtles have teeth

Turtle conservation · 20. February 2023

turtle rescue on duty at beach also struggle with plastic in river flow, with amazing team to do and support conservation