Turtle.

For example, there are some tortoises called Blanding's turtles.

Giant tortoises

So do sea turtles.

Turtle soup.

Turtle soup, yes.

Turtles don't have teeth.

Turtles don't have teeth.

Have you any turtle soup?

Some of the islands harbor the heavily exploited turtle eggs and yet the largest green turtle nesting site in Indonesia.

On the top, the turtles are just enjoying freedom.

Isla de Galapagos islands of the tortoises

And here, the tortoises look very different

On nesting beaches, they entangle young ones (Ross, 1987).

Saving Sea Turtles, Making Money

On some islands tortoises were completely wiped out

Tortoises wallow in thick volcanic mud

Because developing countries are home to the overwhelming majority of sea turtle populations, for example, these countries have the most to gain from protecting the species.

For their first few days of life, should they count themselves amongst the living, the vulnerable turtles swim frantically forward.

It is this added human pressure which has pushed each of the eight sea turtle species into either a threatened or endangered state.

'With extras?' asked the Mock Turtle a

Sing her Turtle Soup, will you, old fellow?'

The islands were actually named after these tortoises

Miss Giddens, can tortoises swim?

And when you look at these 70 year old turtles, you can't tell the difference, just by looking, between those turtles and 20 year old turtles.

Leatherbacks and tuataras are echoes from that era.

For instance, take these sea turtles.

Description The bog turtle is the smallest species of turtle in North America.

Discarded and abandoned fishing nets are catching and killing marine turtles. In the sea, the nets drown turtles.

By Robert Ovetz, Ph.D., Sea Turtle Restoration Project

Their rich fat, their giant size made tortoises perfect for the ship's larder

In Java, Indonesia, sea turtle eggs were a popular delicacy.

Leatherbacks and tuataras are echoes from that era.

Turtles eat it. It gets in the gills of fish.

leatherback hatchlings will reach maturity.

Most of the turtles, sharks, tunas and whales are way down in numbers.

For example, revenue from sea turtle tourism at the leatherback nesting beach at Playa Grande, Costa Rica, was 1,121,057 in 2002.

In Bali, turtle meat was a prominent feature at ceremonial and religious feasts.

The island is also an important conservation site for sea turtles.

Ganges river dolphin, various species of turtles, thousands of migratory birds, and fishing is causing problems like this.

One such story I did documented the leatherback sea turtle.

He saw the tortoises, though only the dome shelled kind so didn't see their secret

Darwin now remembered something governor Lawson had told him about tortoises

Cohorts of the dinosaurs, sea turtles have survived through the challenges of eons, existing still today, where many others have ended their evolutionary run.

Multiple turtles are supported by MSWLogo, as well as 3D graphics.