Sea Turtle hatchlings moving to ocean

Query: cheloniidae

Result: 24^th of 45

Subject:	Sea Turtle hatchlings moving to ocean
Poster:	VaHerper (VaHerper@bigfoot.com)

Caretta group06-Loggerhead Sea Turtle-by Dennis Desmond.jpg

File size : 31677 bytes File date : 2000:08:19 12:03:41 Resolution: 512x384 Jpeg process : Baseline Posted Newsgroups: alt.binaries.pictures.animals Posted Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 17:14:48 GMT

Sea Turtle hatchlings moving to ocean

Photographer: Dennis Desmond

Wassaw island, Caretta Research Project, Georgia
Photo Date: 7/2000
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 950

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caretta_group06.jpg

Comments
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The loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) is a species of oceanic turtle distributed throughout the world. Caretta caretta is a marine reptile, belonging to the family Cheloniidae. The skin ranges from yellow to brown in color, and the shell is typically reddish brown. Caretta caretta is found in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, as well as the Mediterranean Sea.
Order: Testudines > Suborder: Cryptodira > Superfamily: Chelonioidea > Family: Cheloniidae > Subfamily: Carettinae > Genus: Caretta >
Species: Caretta caretta

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