Marine Turtles
- The Struggle Continues.

Marine turtles are among our oceans' most magnificent creatures.

They've graced our seas since the age of the dinosaurs, but the last twenty years has seen such a dramatic decline in their number that the day could soon come when they won't return to their ancestral nesting beaches anymore. And situation does not help that these beaches are being polluted by human activities.

Unlike tortoises and freshwater turtles, sea turtles have flippers instead of legs, are clawless and cannot withdraw their heads into their shells.

There are seven known species of marine turtle:
1. the flatback
2. green
3. leatherback
4. loggerhead
5. hawksbill
6. kemp's ridley
7. olive ridley

Links in this website:

	Types of turtles. How to distinguish them? What do they eat? Where do they stay?
	The Grim reality - marine turtles are dying. What are the dangers turtles encounter?
	Conservative efforts. How can you help save marine turtles from extinction?
	About me.What is my name? How do I look like? Why do I care about marine turtles?

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