4683 x 3122 px | 39,6 x 26,4 cm | 15,6 x 10,4 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
29 novembre 2015
Ubicazione:
Port Ghalib Housereef, Egypt
Altre informazioni:
Loggerhead turtles have a wide distribution throughout the world's oceans, including the Indian ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Pacific and Atlantic temperate waters. They are usually encountered in open water or coral reefs, where they feed on anything they can find, mainly marine invertebrates such as squid, snails, worms, corals, sponges and jelly fish. They can grow up to 70 cm in length and reach a total weight of more than 100 kg when fully grown, some even 500kg. Sexual maturity is reached around 17–33 years in age. The lifespan of a loggerhead turtle is estimated to be of 47–67 years. Loggerhead turtle are victims to bycatch and are commercial hunted in some regions, which threatens their population. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature classifies this species as endangered.
