Leatherback turtles
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The document compares the physical characteristics of humans and leatherback turtles. It notes that leatherback turtles can grow up to 2.2 meters tall and weigh 700 kilograms, while humans average 1.75 meters tall and 86 kilograms. Additionally, the document provides facts about leatherback turtles, such as that they don't have a hard shell but instead have leathery skin called a carapace, and outlines their endangered status and life cycle.
Leatherback turtles
- 1. Done by : Group 5 : Aundre (GL), Adrian, Nadzirah, Joycelin
- 2. HUMAN VS. LEATHERBACK TURTLE Human Leatherback turtle Height : 1.75m Weight : 86.091 Height: 2.2 m Reproduces by: Weight: 700 kg Giving birth to young Reproduces by: alive Laying Eggs
- 3. FACTS ABOUT LEATHERBACK TURTLES They do not have hard shells. Instead, it has a leathery skin that is also known as carapace. It got its name because of the leathery skin on its back. Scientific Name : Dermochelys coriacea It is critically endangered. It is the fourth largest modern reptile.
- 4. LIFE CYCLE OF A LEATHERBACK TURTLE
- 5. SOURCES http://www.clker.com/clipart-28816.html http://pediatrics.about.com/cs/growthcharts2/f/avg_wt_male.htm http://www.turtleconservationcentre.org/resources/educational- posters/