♥Łзатћзяваcќ Ѕза тυятlз♥
By:Alyia Tom 7-5♥
http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/Endangered/index.html
Where in the world is your animal found?
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tropical parts of the atlantic, indian oceans and pacific
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What is the diet of your animal?
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jellyfish, crustaceans and molusks
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What is the habitat of your animal?
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cooler water
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Is your animal a herbivore, carnivore or omnivore?
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carnivore
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Is your animal a primary, secondary or tertiary animal?
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tertiary animal
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Who are your animals main predators?
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fish
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Why your animal is endangered?
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predators eat their eggs
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Did you know..♥
-largest turtle in the world
-soft bodied reptiles coverd with black leathery shell
-shells made of two parts
-carapaces are the parts covering the back of the turtle
-plastrons are the parts covering the belly of the turtles
-these two are connected by a bridge of bones
-these turtles do not have patterns on their carapaces
-four or five ridges running down their carapaces
-kingdom:Animalia
-Phylum:Chordata
-order:chelonia
-family:dermochelydae
-genus:malaclemys
-species:terrapin
-they have thick ,oily black skinand two very large foreflippers
-usually grow to be over seven feet(two meters) long and weigh almost 1500 pounds(680 kg)
-cold blooded
-usually are in tropical parts of the atlantic, indian oceans and pacific
-live in cooler waters usually north and south but never into the polar regions
-carnivores
-do not swimm fast enough to cathch enough fish
-eat jelly fish, crustaceans and mollusks
-females can lay up to 1000 eggs
♥вівlіοgяарћy♥
"Endangered!" endangered species. 1996. American Museum of Natural History. 12 Dec. 2007
<http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/Endangered/index.html>.
"Turtle." World book. 1999 ed. Vol. 19. Chicago: World book, inc, 1999. 520-521.
Comments (2)
Anonymous said
at 8:30 pm on Dec 16, 2007
I like your pictures and colorful text!
Anonymous said
at 12:48 pm on Dec 20, 2007
thank-you
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