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the Turtle
Turtles are found almost in every corners of the planet. Turtles are the only reptiles that have no teeth and a shell. There are different varieties of Turtles. They are supposed to be the longest-living animals whose life can go up to 150 years. Their eating habit differs greatly. Typically they eat aquatic plants, snails, insects and worms. They are cold blooded and they find it better to live in the hot regions. They can live on water as well as in water.
Turtle Activities and Printables
- Turtle Slider Puzzle
- Turtle Coloring Page
- Turtle Jigsaw Puzzle
- Turtle Coloring 2
- Turtle Anatomy Color Printout
- Turtle Anatomy Outline Printout
- Turtle Fact Sheet
- Turtle Fact Sheet #2
- Turtle Wordsearch Printable
- Turtle Online Wordsearch
Turtle videos
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Alligators
Group of Alligators in water
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Elephants in Africa
Mother and Baby Elephant in Africa
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Baboons
Playful Baboon Family
animal pictures
Turtle internet resources
Caribbean Conservation/Sea Turtle Survival League - Web-BoardA great place to post questions, alerts, etc. covering not only Sea Turtles, but Freshwater Turtles as well.
cccturtle.org/java/turtle_concentration...
Marine Turtle Program - Florida Fish and Wildlife
Bureau of Protected Species Management Turtle Program provides information about protection efforts, turtle walks, permits and meetings.
myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/managed/sea-turt...
Egyptian Tortoise Care and Conservation
Care sheet
chelonia.org/Articles/tkleinmannicare.h...
Turtles In Mississippi Farm Ponds
A Mississippi State University study on populations of Turtles throughout farm ponds in Mississippi.
extension.msstate.edu/news/extension-outdoo...
CTTC - Conserving the World's Turtles - Michael Klemens Interviewed
Tortuga gazette Interview: Conserving the World's Turtles - Diane Levine Interviews Michael Klemens, Director of Conservation and the Turtle Recovery Program at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
tortoise.org/general/klemint.html
NWF - International Wildlife Magazine - Turtles, Leatherback
Giant Leatherback Sea Turtles in French Guiana have been studied for 30 years. Go on an exploration with them.
nwf.org/NationalWildlife/article.cfm?is...
Sea Turtles
There are seven species of sea turtle: green, hawksbill, leatherback, loggerhead, olive ridley, Kemp’s ridley and flatback. All but the olive ridley and flatback are found in Florida. The six below are found within the US.
nwf.org/Wildlife/Wildlife-Library/Amphi...
Marine Turtle Newsletter - Online
Quarterly newsletter concerning the biology, conservation, management, legal status and survival prospects of all species of endangered and threatened sea turtles.
seaturtle.org/mtn/
Galveston Laboratoty - Sea Turtles
Turtle research and information. Pictures of Kemp's and Loggerhead Turtles inside the facility.
galvestonlab.sefsc.noaa.gov/seaturtles/...
Desert Tortoise Diet
Recipes
howtocareforatortoise.com/tortoise-diet...
Hibernation Guidelines for Turtles and Tortoises
Information on why turtles hibernation, along with dietary and health effects.
anapsid.org/hibernation.html
Hatchling Haven
The focus of this web site is the captive indoor husbandry of tortoise hatchlings.
home.earthlink.net/~rednine/
Florida Wildlife: Sea Turtles - Absolutely Florida!
Observe Sea Turtles by going on a Turtle Watch expedition.
funandsun.com/1tocf/wildlife/turtles/se...
Turtle Cam
View the activity at the Cayman Islands Turtle Farm.
felixcam.com/
The Turtle Debate
Questions regarding the introduction of disease to wild Turtle populations by the act of headstarting, raising turtle hatchlings for release into the wild.
caribbeancompass.com/turtleok.htm
Eco-Tourism Whales and Turtles
Eco-tourism at its best - whale watching and turtle hatchery all in a natural region with profoundly beautiful natural attributes.
sunzine.net/bundaberg/bundaberg-eco-tou...
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