Sea Turtles 101 | National Geographic

Sea turtles have existed since the time of the dinosaurs. Find out about the ancient mariners' oldest known ancestor, how certain adaptations may have helped the reptiles survive, and the conservation efforts being made to save these creatures.

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[NatGeo]

Today, there are seven species of sea turtles with the largest being the leatherback. What are your thoughts on these aquatic animals?

[hollowxknight]

Please protect these wonderful creatures and don’t let them go extinct...

[MindDataAI]

they look so elegant and proud. And very free too, you feel bad to even bother them.

[MillennialTravelConfessions]

We swam with sea turtles in Okinawa in Japan where the water is crystal clear, they're so adorable ❤ Sadly, in many places around South East Asia they choke themselves on plastic bags floating around the coastal waters. We need to put an end to polluting oceans and educate locals on the dangers too.

[dementedgamer]

Never kill those cute dudes, they are our friend!

[titaniumexpose]

on December 1st, 2020, I had the amazing opportunity to see 5 sea turtles come out from the pacific Mexican sea and leave their eggs in the sand. IT WAS AMAZING!! We were just walking and it was already dark and very windy, there were some people around trying to steal the eggs but somehow, my family and the people at the hotel managed to protect the eggs from being stolen. The turtles laid about 400 eggs in total!! and they were taken to the sea turtle conservation camp that night :)

[ronnienagy]

I Will Help The Sea Turtles When I Grow Up, To Keep Them Healthy and Strong.

Sea Turtles Are My Favorite Animals, 🐢.

[lifeisbeautiful]

Please protect them.. They are so gentle and calm aquatic animals..

[gabrielleross]

Never knew that sea turtles were present since dinosaurs era or age🤔 This video about sea turtles is so amazing👌

[AMERICA_stt]

It amazes me that they knew exactly where to go, and was getting there fast. Can't tell their newborns❤️

[SevenTurtles]

Turtles are symbol of courage in slow and continuous motion in life. My Seven Turtles helped me in starting writing and remembering how blessed we are. Seven Turtles!

[FindingTheForce]

My wife and I love sea turtles! They are such beautiful creatures.

[alwaysmew]

turtles are so cool, and they have been around for so long. so fascinating

[LaCheleWallace]

Oh, I just love these beautiful angels.

[tinalobaodavis]

(Fun fact) the patterns on turtle shells are made of many giant scales called scutes that connect to make the pattern. They mostly act as protection for the shell underneath. The scutes are made of keratin like fingernails, toenails, beaks, and hair.

[paega]

These majestic creatures, so mysterious yet so chill.. I do love the fact that their egg sounds like a golf ball falling in the hole when they dropped (1:00) !

[ayuj]

Woah! I was surprised they are the oldest known ancestor. It's heart-wrenching..mothers and their children can't meet each other ever in their life.

[barbarajackson-shennan]

Blimey! Love sea turtles. Watching this to calm my nerves. The first time I flew on a plane, I imagined I was one as the plane dipped and landed. I was on Finch's travel sickness pills(?) but it worked. Taking off I imagined I was Pegasus with a herd of running horses... Then I lifted off with the aircraft!

[darjeeling]

Since i was a kid, i never stop watch Natgeo

[bubulunaidoo]

I went to Florida and some sea turtles which were blown off from the Caribbean to the coast of Massachusetts. There were doctors who drove from Florida to Massachusetts and went back to Florida.