
A real Hawksbill sea turtle in the wild
Lifespan: Sea turtles' natural lifespan is estimated to be 50-100 years
Diet: algae, seagrasses, and seaweed, crabs, conchs, whelks, jellies, and horseshoe crabs
Habitat: found in most of the world's oceans, apart from cold polar seas. They tend to spend their lives in relatively shallow continental shelf waters.
Population: An estimated 1,133,000
Fun Fact: Once mature, male turtles never leave the sea, but females come ashore to lay eggs
Fun Fact: Turtles Use Earth’s Magnetic Field to Navigate
Fun Fact: All Sea Turtle Species are Threatened with Extinction. Sea turtles face numerous threats, most caused by humans, that have caused their populations to decline worldwide.