有关乌龟的英语资料turtle information

Posted 2023-03-25

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最主要的是那些较详细的资料有关所有种类的龟的

还有各类龟的专用术语

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Turtles are reptiles whose soft body is covered by a hard shell. Most turtles can pull their legs, tail, and head into the shell for protection. Different turtles live on land, in water, or both on land and in water. Some turtles that live on land are called tortoises. A terrapin is a turtle that lives in or near freshwater or partly salty, coastal water. The name terrapin is only used for a group of North American turtles.

Harder - Turtles can be grouped into seven main types: (1) mud and musk turtles, (2) pond and marsh turtles, (3) sea turtles, (4) side-necked turtles, (5) snapping turtles, (6) soft-shelled turtles, and (7) tortoises. Like other reptiles, all turtles are cold-blooded; their body temperature about matches the temperature of their environment. They are found living in deserts, forest, grasslands, lakes, marshes, ponds, wetlands, coastal areas, and in the oceans. Turtles live in almost all geographic regions except those which are cold year-round. They cannot remain active in cold weather, so species in regions that have harsh winters must hibernate. Some desert species survive the hot, dry periods by going into a related state of limited activity called estivation. Sea turtles spend most of their life in the water. Other species live mainly on land or in fresh water or spend about an equal time on land and in water.

There are over 250 different turtle species; about 50 live in North America. Beeen species, turtles vary in size from the bog turtle of about 4 inches long (10 centimeters) to the huge leatherback sea turtle, which can mature to 4 to 8 feet lengths (1.2 to 2.4 meters). Many turtles spend their entire life within a short distance from where they were hatched, but most sea turtles migrate thousand of miles. Sea turtles are also fast swimmers; but on land most kinds of turtles are slow, lumbering creatures. However, some land turtles like the *** ooth soft-shell specie can sometimes outrun a human. Most turtles are omnivores, that is they eat both plants and animals but the exact foods consumed vary beeen the species. For instance, green sea turtles and tortoises feed almost entirely on plants. A few freshwater species including the map turtle and soft-shelled turtles eat mainly other *** all animals.

Today over 40 species of turtles including most sea turtles and many types of tortoises are endangered, and if turtle conservation and protection does not improve, certain species will bee extinct. People are their greatest threat. Historically people have sought turtle eggs and meat for food. Turtle shells have been used for ornamentation. Rare exotic turtles have been shipped and trafficked as pets. Turtles are still hunted and captured today; turtle nests are plundered. People further harm turtles by eliminating their natural living areas as forests, swamps, and other areas are transformed for farms and urban growth. Further endangerment es from continued pollution of their living areas.

Turtle Species

1.Alligator Snapping Turtle:

Macroclemys temmincki

Geographical Region: They are found in an area from southeast Geia, west to Texas, north to Iowa and Indiana.

Size: Can reach more than 26 inches.

Weight: Up to 300 pounds.

Habitat: They like deep waters in rivers and lakes.

Food: Carnivorous, they eat anything they can catch, even other turtles.

Interesting Fact: They are the largest freshwater turtle in the world.

2.American Snapping Turtle: Chelydra serpentina

Geographical Region: They are found from south Alberta to Nova Scotia and south to the Gulf of Mexico.

Size: Up to 19 inches with males larger than females.

Weight: Up to 45 pounds for wild *** s; up to 75 pounds for captive *** s.

Habitat: They like warm shallow waters, buried in the mud with only their eyes and nostrils exposed.

Food: Carnivorous, they eat anything they can catch, even other *** all turtles.

Interesting Fact: They are characterized by their massive heads, strong jaws, keeled brown carapace, and long tails. They have a *** all and cross shaped plastron.

3.Box Turtle: Terrapene ornata ornata

Geographical Region: There are different types of box turtle species that live all over the world.

Size: Beeen 5 to 6 inches. Males have longer tails than females.

Habitat: They are land animals that prefer moist areas. Sometimes spotted in fields and forests.

Food: Omnivorous; they eat insects, fruits, and veggies.

Interesting Fact: A box turtle lives most of its long life in a *** all parcel of land near its place of birth. This area is known as its home range, an area not much larger than a couple of football fields.

4.Diamond Back Terrapin: Malaclemys terrapin

Geographical Region: They are found along the Atlantic coast from Cape Cod to the Florida Keys and over to Texas.

Size: Males: 4 to 6 inches. Females: 6 to 10 inches.

Habitat: They like to hang around brackish waters, coastal marshes, tidal flats, and estuaries.

Food: Carnivorous; they eat snails,crabs, oysters, clams, and insects.

Interesting Fact: They are listed as a threatened species. They were previously hunted to near extinction.

5.Eastern Spiny Softshell: Trionyx spiniferus

Geographical Region: They are found in West Virginia, west of the mountains.

Size: Females are larger than males. Females can reach up to 18 inches in length, as males are half that.

Habitat: They hang out in most types of fresh water like rivers and lakes. They prefer sandy or muddy bottoms.

Food: They eat anything they can catch; fish, *** all crabs, crayfish, careless birds, snails, and frogs.

Interesting Fact: They have the ability to absorb oxygen from water through the vessels in the lining of their throat and other parts of their body. This enables them to stay under water for hours at a time.

6.Eastern River Cooter: Pseudemys concinna concinna

Geographical Region: They are found from the coastal plains of southeastern Virginia to southeastern Alabama.

Size: Up to 12 inches in length.

Habitat: They hang out in the backwater near an open body of water.

Food: Herbivorous, they only eat plants.

Interesting Fact: They are very difficult to capture.

7.Slider Turtle: Chrysemys scripta

Red Ear Slider: Chrysemys scripta elegan

Geographical Region: They are found from Virginia to Florida, west to New Mexico, and south to Brazil.

Size: From 5 to 12 inches with females larger than males.

Habitat: They like calm waters like ponds, marshes, and lakes with soft bottoms and dense vegetation.

Food: Carnivorous when they are young, more herbivorous when they get older. They eat earthworms, crayfish, chicken, fish, insects, and plants and veggies.

Interesting Fact: They are one of the most mon pet turtles.

8.Spotted Turtle: Clemys guttata

Geographical Region: They are found from Maine to Florida.

Size: An average of 4 inches, less than 5 inches in length.

Habitat: They prefer quiet marshy meadows and shallow ponds.

Food: Omnivorous, they eat worms, slugs, snails, insects, melons, and butter lettuce.

Interesting Fact: These turtles like to hide under plants, sticking just their head out.

9.Wood Turtle: Clemys insculpta

Geographical Region: They are found in the eastern panhandle of Florida.

Size: Up to 9 inches in length.

Habitat: They live on land and in water; marshes and woodlands.

Food: Omnivorous, they eat worms, slugs, snails, insects, and plants.

Interesting Fact: These turtles are now an endangered species because they were once hunted for food.

10.Painted Turtle: Chrysemis picta

Geographical Region: They are found throughout most of the United States and southern Canada.

Size: 4 to 10 inches, with females being larger than males.

Habitat: They like slow moving shallow waters like ponds, marshes, and lakes.

Food: Carnivorous when they are young, more herbivorous when they get older. They eat earthworms, crayfish, slugs and plants..

Interesting Fact: They are the most wide spread turtle in North America.

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