eggs | | A sea turtle leaving its nest for the first time is called a ___. |
shrimp | | They nest more often than other species, and all of this species nest at the same time. |
loggerhead | | Pulls its food from crevices in coral reefs with its jaws. |
endangered | | One way we can help save sea turtles from extinction. |
excluder device | | Turtles sometimes die after eating plastic bags that look like the ___ they eat. |
pollution | | Sea turtles can ___ hundred or even thousands of miles to get from their feeding grounds to their nesting beaches. |
hawksbill | | Turtle named for its large head. |
leatherback | | When hatchling turtles head toward artificial lights on the beach rather than moonlight, it is called a___. |
Kemp's Ridley | | Where sea turtles leave their eggs. |
disorientation | | All sea turtle species, except one, are listed as ___. |
green | | Coastal ___ includes structures like sea walls and sandbags that are used to try to prevent beach erosion; however, these structures keep turtles from nesting. |
armoring | | Trawling for ___ can kill many thousands of sea turtles each year. |
conservation | | A disease called fibropapillomas that is killing sea turtles may be caused by ___ in the water. |
jellyfish | | In many cultures around the world, people still eat turtle ___ and meat. |
predators | | Largest sea turtle, does not have a "shell." |
nest | | Ghost crabs and birds are ___ of hatchlings as they hatch from the nest and race to the ocean. |
hatchling | | 2.Turtle that is named for the color of the fat underneath its shell. |
migrate | | Sea turtles can sometimes escape from drowning in shrimp nets if there is a turtle ___ ___, or TED, for them to use (two words). |