Sea turtles are huge marine reptiles that live around the world in warm ocean waters, although the leatherback (one of seven sea turtle species) can be found in cold Canadian water. Unfortunately, sea turtles are threatened by a black market in sea turtle
"Sea turtles come in many different sizes, shapes and colors.
There are two ways to navigate around my pick-of-the-day site from the British conservation group, EuroTurtle.
"Six species of sea turtles in oceans around the United States are either threatened or in danger of extinction: leatherback, loggerhead, green, hawksbill, Kemp's ridley, and olive ridley turtles.
Although the outline format of this Sea World fact sheet lacks visual pizzazz and navigation is primitive (use the back button to return to the index page) this site is chock full of interesting sea turtle tidbits.
"Each summer from May through August, something wondrous happens along our beaches: An ancient mariner, the loggerhead sea turtle, leaves the water during the night and crawls ashore to lay her eggs in a sandy nest.
"The southern sea otter is both an umbrella species and a keystone species.
The history of the sea otter along the Pacific coast has been tumultuous.
Unlike whales and sea lions that rely on a layer of blubber to keep them warm in the icy North Pacific Ocean, the sea otter is protected by its thick fur. While we humans have between 20,000 to 100,000 hairs on our heads, the sea otter has from 600,000 to
This traveling exhibit from the Smithsonian is very comprehensive and can be viewed in several ways.
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