Loggerhead turtle

Meet the Loggerhead turtle!

The hawksbill turtle is a turtle that spends its life in the marine environment, both offshore and in shallow coastal waters. Only females go up to the tropical and subtropical coast to dig nests and lay their eggs.

It is a cosmopolitan species: it is distributed in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, as well as in the Mediterranean Sea.

The upper part of the carapace and head range from orange-yellow to reddish brown, while the lower part of the body (the plastron) is pale yellow. The turtle's neck and sides have brown tones on the upper part, and yellow on the sides and underside.

What are its habits?

The hawksbill turtle reproduces approximately every two to four years. Sexual maturity of the female occurs between 10-39 years of age, when the turtle lays more than a hundred eggs; incubation lasts 50 to 80 days.

As for its diet, it is very varied: jellyfish, fish, crustaceans, corals and algae make up its diet.

It is a solitary and migratory animal.

Conservation

Extinct

Extinct in the wild

Critically endangered

Endangered

Vulnerable

Near threatened

Least concern

Insufficient data

Not evaluated