2. Facts
•Upon hatching,
baby sea turtles
instinctually head
towards the
ocean.
•Close to being
extinct.
•90% of hatchlings
are eaten by these
predators.
3. Types of Sea Turtles
The loggerhead sea turtle is the
most common turtle to nest in
Florida.
The green sea turtle is the second
most common turtle in Florida
waters.
The leatherback is the largest sea
turtle in the world and can be over
6 feet long and weigh 1400 pounds.
Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles are the
rarest sea turtle in the world.
Feeding primarily on sponges, the
hawksbill sea turtle is usually
found in the southern Gulf of
Mexico and Caribbean. http://escambia.ifas.ufl.edu/marine/types_of_sea_turtles.htm
