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Samantha Wilkinson English P6 4 December 2017 Sea Turtles Squirt is the son of Crush from the 2003 Disney/Pixar film Finding Nemo. He’s unlike any sea turtle before. Sea turtles normally don’t interact with others, but Squirt is the exact opposite. He is a perky, playful sea turtle that idolizes his father Crush. He has inherited his dad's fearless and easy-going attitude. A sea turtle doesn't have parents but Squirt sure does. Sea turtles are astonishing creatures. With their strong ability

Can you imagine you and a turtle having similar characteristics? In the Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck uses a turtle to foreshadow future events and problems that the Joad family will come to face. The turtle exemplifies fear, determination, and overcoming a situation. The turtle also forebodes the theme of hope and determination. The drivers’ reactions not only help predict the outcome of future events, but also help establish a theme in accordance with what the turtle exemplifies. A forty-year-old

On the Manic Existence of Turtles Introduction Turtles are strange creatures. They’re not the end-all of strangeness, but they are irritatingly close to that line. They hang in the balance, so close to being outcast by animal society, yet so very far from it. If you asked someone what their favourite sort of animal is, and they said turtles, you wouldn’t scoff or think they were strange, you would nod and it’s possible that the situation would simply devolve into an everyday conversation about

Sea Turtles: Sea turtles are another species which is drastically effected by longline fishing being caught as another bycatch. The two sea turtles who are accidentally caught more often are the loggerhead sea turtle and the leatherback sea turtle. Both of these sea turtles have been known to be on endangered lists and unless we can change our fishing methods these innocent organisms could be lost in the near future. In a study by R. Lewison, et al. (2004) they were able to estimate the regions

The Green Turtle Chelonia mydas, most commonly known as the green turtle is not only one of the largest sea turtles but it is the only herbivore among the different species. These turtles are not name based on the colour of their shell but rather on the greenish colour of their cartilage and fat. Green turtles are mainly found in tropical and subtropical waters. These turtles vary in length between 31-47 inches and can weigh between 150-400 pounds. Similar to other sea turtle, they migrate long

Western-painted Turtle? Well if you are from Colorado you should know what they are! Western-painted turtles are Colorado’s state turtle. How did that come about? Well in 2007 Jay Baichis 4th grade class came together because they wanted these colorful turtles to be our state turtles. Why? Because these beautiful turtles are found by many lakes, ponds, and water bays around Colorado. They have bright beautiful colors just like Colorado. The Western Painted Turtle became our state turtle a year later

The Hawksbill Sea Turtle is one of seven species of sea turtles that inhabit the ocean. Their scientific name is Eretmochelys imbricata and they belong to the cheloniidae family. The hawksbill sea turtles are named for their hawk like beak. They also have a carapace with an overlapping pattern of scales that form a jagged edge along the shell. They are found mainly throughout the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans. According to the national geographic, they tend to avoid deep waters and prefer coastlines

Sea turtles are one of the most beautiful creatures in the ocean. They have been on this earth for more than 110 million years in the era of dinosaurs. These guys have always caught my interest mostly due to cuteness and how unique they are. They have always been my favorite because they are so peaceful When I was younger, I had pet turtle named Shella, and she was absolutely my most favorite pet I could ever ask for. Unfortunately, she was getting very big for her tank and would constantly had to

I would like to explain my opinion about two different pets, the pets that I want to explain are turtle and octopus. Many people like to adopt some cute pet, but in this essay I choose to explain about unusual pet and maybe infinitesimal people who like to adopt and if we see this pet the afraid will traverse their mind and maybe they will be scared. But in personality I can’t repudiate some pets are cute but I don’t really like pet. Usually, everyone who want to adopt pet,with gingerly must giving

Sea turtles have a unique place in world’s oceans. The way they migrate and reproduce makes them fascinating to learn about, but also it makes them very vulnerable to environmental problems. Human development of beaches, fishing practices, and other environmental threats are threatening sea turtles across the world. In this paper I will describe the types of sea turtles and some of the special things about how they live and reproduce. Then, I will talk about some of the threats that they face. Finally