{"id":51063,"title":"Sea Turtles, with a sneak peek of Walruses, Vaquitas & Xiphosura!","description":"Turtles have seen it all - and knew the dinosaurs. They are navigational wizards, No AI needed there!","content":"

Scientific name: Chelonioidea<\/em><\/p>

Class: Reptilia<\/em><\/p>

Kingdom: Animalia<\/em><\/p>

Order: Testudines<\/em><\/p>

Phylum: Chordata<\/em><\/p>

Suborder: Cryptodira<\/em><\/p>

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Sea turtles are air-breathing reptiles that have lungs.<\/p>

They\u2019ve seen it all - and knew the dinosaurs.<\/em><\/p>

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They are navigational wizards, No AI needed there! <\/em><\/p>

Migrating turles use a form of navigation known as Magnetoreception<\/strong>. They have bicoordinate magnetic maps and magnetic compass sense.<\/p>

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The females return to the beach they hatched on to lay their eggs.<\/p>

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In 2020 human activity decreased (covid time). Turtle nesting increased. Good news for the turtles! <\/em><\/p>

Turtles<\/strong> are the sea grass gardeners \u2013 healthy sea grass provides habitat for numerous marine dwellers. Less turtles = less sea grass \u2192 collapse of the lower feed chain, which then effects everything else upwards. More extinctions.<\/p>

\"1uy8q6igu69kylvvj51fpmxbohdohnr7ow2mf2xoeaoeggsk.jpeg.jpeg?w=1140&v=2\"There are seven species of sea turtle<\/strong>.<\/p>

The IUCN Red List has;<\/p>

3 as endangered \/ critically endangered<\/em><\/p>

3 as vulnerable<\/em><\/p>

and insufficient data to determine the status of the 7th<\/sup>, the flatback sea turtle.<\/em><\/p>

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Threats to turtles \u2013 <\/em>human activity.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

Light pollution.<\/em><\/p>

Victims of fishing methods.<\/em><\/p>

Black market trade in turtles and their eggs.<\/em><\/p>

Rubbish in the sea! Plastic can be mistaken for yummy jellyfish and kills them, and fishing nets which trap and drown the turtles.<\/em><\/p>

Climate change.<\/em><\/p>

Warmer sand produces female turtles. No males to balance the population = no baby turtles.<\/em><\/p>

Rising sea levels removing the beaches.<\/em><\/p>

Warmers seas changes their dining choices ie no coral reefs\u2026.<\/em><\/p>

Oil pollution.<\/em><\/p>

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The tributes to terrific turtles<\/strong> on our site are growing, with more under the pen\u2026<\/p>

\u2018Time to Talk Turtle<\/u><\/a>\u2019 joined a whale shark<\/u><\/a> and octopus<\/u><\/a> \u2013 along with the marine collective noun fun editions 1<\/u><\/a>, 2<\/u><\/a> and 3<\/u><\/a> \u2013 on the \u2018Waterways and Oceans\u2019<\/u><\/a> collection page.<\/p>

Subscribers to The Buzz<\/u><\/a> newsletter will be the first to know about, and be able to pit their puzzling skills <\/u><\/a>against, the new Marine Turtle jigsaw, currently being created for the Jigsaw collection<\/u><\/a>. There is such a wealth of wonderful life under the waves, with enough material researched already for several jigsaws and \/ or clothing designs!<\/p>

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\"aodlxalyemjxlxmjxvqkcppfaosrbfjauyn1gnbfe4ftiygm.jpeg.jpeg?w=1140&project=sarah-g-346672&v=2\"Marine collectives 3<\/u><\/a><\/p>

Do you have a huddle of Walruses? Or a pod of Vaquitas? How about a group of Xiphosura?<\/p>

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\"xku3k4hc702zompdrxvexat5ykmfhke4oaeuihcfpw2lyw5n.jpeg.jpeg?w=1140&v=2\"The Wonderful Whale Shark <\/u><\/a>making waves\u2026 <\/p>

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Live, laugh, and smile on \u2026<\/span><\/p>

Sarah<\/em><\/p>

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